£27m Arsenal man could come back from the World Cup an even better player

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It’s fair to say that Arsenal players, by and large, had success at the World Cup.

Bukayo Saka scored a hat trick as England earned a bronze medal, while Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino and David Raya are all now able to call themselves world champions.

Merino played a huge role in taking Spain to glory, while Zubimendi was an important squad player too.

However, while he will be overjoyed to have won the World Cup, you can’t help but wonder if David Raya has some regrets about this tournament.

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David Raya’s World Cup regrets could push him to new heights

Raya will forever go down in history as a World Cup winner, but the reality is that he has never played a single World Cup match in his career.

As much as Raya is a part of the squad, he will surely have regrets about the fact he didn’t play a part in this triumph on the pitch.

Luckily for Arsenal, that could push the Spaniard to hit new heights.

Raya is one of the best in the world already, and while he’s achieved plenty at club level, he needs to go up a gear if he wants to become Spain’s number one.

If there’s any player who knows how to go to the next level, it’s David Raya.

Raya’s entire career has been about evolution and progression, from playing for Southport to Brentford to seeing off Aaron Ramsdale’s challenge at Arsenal, Raya has improved and improved whenever challenges come his way.

The Spaniard is arguably already at the top of his game, but after this summer, he may have a new hunger in his heart to push on that little bit further to try to become Spain’s number one by the time the Euros comes around.

It’s one thing winning the World Cup as a sub, it’s quite another to win it as a starter.

Whether or not Raya can make that leap remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure, the £27m man will keep pushing himself until he’s given everything he’s got in his quest to overthrow Unai Simon as Spain’s number one.