Arsène Wenger confident over Aaron Ramsey’s Arsenal future

Arsène Wenger has said he is confident Aaron Ramsey will not become the latest Arsenal contract rebel and believes the midfielder will pl...

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Arsène Wenger has said he is confident Aaron Ramsey will not become the latest Arsenal contract rebel and believes the midfielder will play a crucial role in the club’s future.



Ramsey has arguably been their best player in another fluctuating season and, at 27, has blossomed into one of the team’s leaders. His deal ends at the end of next season and the natural concern, given his form and his employers’ lack of Champions League football, is that he may follow Alexis Sánchez in allowing his contract to run down and in effect forcing a sale.

“We are communicating,” Wenger said when asked whether talks had taken place with Ramsey’s representatives. “I am confident. He is not [at the] end of [his] contract. He has one and a half years to go.”

This summer will mark 10 years since Ramsey arrived at Arsenal from Cardiff City. His career at the Emirates has had ups and downs but Wenger is unambiguous about his long-term importance to a team that, barring success in the Europa League, will again miss out on the continent’s biggest stage next season.

“On my side that is clear,” he said. “We always have to find agreements. We want him to stay because he is one of the guys who has been here for a long time and will be an important player in the future of the club.”

Ramsey, whose two goals in Thursday’s win over CSKA Moscow included a majestic flicked lob, has been beset by injuries during his time at Arsenal. He missed 22 games last season but this term’s figure is half that and Wenger believes the player has largely overcome those problems.

“He’s stronger, he has always been very fit,” he said. “Sometimes it is to get to the core of the problem when you have recurrence of an injury. It is a little like an engine. Human bodies are a bit like Formula One. We have to find out where it matters and what we have to change. Sometimes [it is] one movement that you have to change and it takes time.”