I bet that Arsene Wenger is relieved that Arsenal Football Club signed up the core of young players on long term contracts last season. Because one of those five players was the Welsh wizard Aaron Ramsey, whose fantastic form has been the talk of the season. And that is not just with Arsenal fans either, or even the Premier League.
Arsenal’s transfer nemesis Barcelona have reportedly been keeping a keen eye on Ramsey, as reported by the Daily Mail, and have had the scouts at the last four Gunners’ games as well as the last two internationals he played in for Wales. However, unlike in the past, Wenger should not lose too much sleep over this revelation. Ramsey has not got the draw of his boyhood club like Fabregas had.
Also, with Arsenal’s resurgence in both financial and football terms, why would Ramsey want to leave? The midfield dynamo is well on his way to steering Arsenal to their first trophy in eight years and the first one for most of the current squad with any team. Not just any trophy either, the big one of the Premier League crown. And Ramsey has acknowledged how much he owes to his manager for the unflinching support the Frenchman showed to him while struggling to get his form back after his horrendous injury.
There will be no talk of litte boys lurking inside Ramsey, that is for sure. The new contract Ramsey signed last year, along with Wilshere, Gibbs, Jenkinson and Chamberlain means that Arsenal are under no pressure to sell, so Barca can look as much as they want, but they certainly cannot touch. Wenger has already declared that he would not take £50 million for his star player.
There is much more chance of Cesc Fabregas coming in the other direction, but do Arsenal even need the Spaniard anymore?
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