What was unexpected by many is turning out to be a free transfer this June. Aaron Ramsey has been Arsenal’s most experienced candidate having played for almost 10 years. And to lose a creative and lucrative asset was Arsenal’s encore of losing Alexis Sanchez.
Perry Groves, former Arsenal midfielder, feels that the transfer of Ramsey took place under Unai Emery’s order. The midfielder said,
“It doesn’t make business or footballing sense to let your best players get into the last season of their contracts.”
“Aaron Ramsey would be a £35-40million player if he was under contract, but we’re letting him leave for free.
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“I think it was entirely Unai Emery’s decision to withdraw the contact offer so he is clearly comfortable letting Ramsey leave.”
“I’m a big fan of Aaron Ramsey. I think he’s a brilliant example of a modern-day footballer.
“His attitude has always been spot-on. He’s very low maintenance off the pitch. He does get the goals.
I’m sad to see him go but Emery probably thinks that he can get someone else to play in the No. 10 role on less money than what Ramsey was looking for.”
True that Ramsey was looking for a price hike but why not pay him more instead of signing a new youngster. What Ramsey has done for Arsenal can never be duplicated and if Unai Emery does not find a perfect replacement in time, the Emirates Stadium will start craving for wins.
