Aaron Ramsey joined Juventus on a free transfer last summer after running down his contract at the Emirates in a manner which got the fans talking. His move to Juventus means an end to eleven years of stay at Arsenal, where he made 371 appearances – scoring 65 goals after joining from Cardiff City in 2008.
Ramsey’s departure was an emotional one for him as well as all the Gooners around the globe, who all feel that Arsenal should have done much more to keep hold of him. Ramsey left Arsenal after eleven incredible years, three FA Cups, two Charity Shields & owning f*cking Wembley (You know what I mean) – and became a strong fan favorite in the process.
Aaron Ramsey recalls how powerless he felt to hold back his emotions during his farewell speech to the Gunners faithfuls. The Welsh midfield maestro received a guard of honor from his Arsenal teammates at the Emirates, as the occasion got better of his emotion.
Recalling his Arsenal farewell, Ramsey said (via. Metro): ‘That was tough, I wasn’t prepared for that. I was just thinking I’m going to go out there, say my bit, I couldn’t control anything it was just pouring out.
‘I spent 11 years there, I grew up there, I’ve been married had my kids, been through so much on and off the pitch it meant so much to me that club and always will.’
Aaron admitted how Arsene Wenger was a big factor for him to move to Arsenal and star struck he was when he walked into dressing room with Cesc Fabregas and Kolo Toure at just seventeen.
Arsenal legend added: ‘All my life I’ve been trying to achieve this thing of playing for Cardiff and then the next thing I know I’m walking into a dressing room with the likes of Fabregas, Gallas and Toure.
‘I’m 17 years old, I’m just like, “What’s going on here?!”. I just felt out of place but they were really cool guys, made you feel really welcome but still you had to pinch yourself.
‘Wenger was a massive pull. He would give youngsters opportunities, he talked me through how he saw my career path going, how he wanted to improve me and what I needed to improve on.
‘He brought me straight into the first-team to train every day with these world-class players and he believed in me.’
