{"id":1109495,"date":"2019-10-04T16:05:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109495"},"modified":"2019-10-04T16:05:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:05:57","slug":"aaron-ramsey-arsenal-privately-explained-why-they-withdrew-my-contract-offer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/aaron-ramsey-arsenal-privately-explained-why-they-withdrew-my-contract-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Ramsey: Arsenal privately explained why they withdrew my contract offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Aaron Ramsey has revealed that he spoke privately with Arsenal about why they withdrew his new contract offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Welsh midfielder ended an 11-year association with the Gunners when he agreed to join Juventus as a free agent this summer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ramsey&#8217;s exit: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Aaron Ramsey joined Arsenal in 2008 from boyhood club Cardiff City.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;d go on to make 371 appearances in all competitions, registering 65 goals and 65 assists.<\/li>\n<li>Ramsey entered the 2018\/19 season with a year left on his contract, but it was never renewed.<\/li>\n<li>He subsequently moved to Juventus as a free agent.<\/li>\n<li>Ramsey has since revealed that he spoke to Arsenal about why they withdraw their offer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7383312-alisson-is-the-golden-middle-of-the-goalkeeper-venn-diagram<\/p>\n<p>Entering the 2018\/19 season with one year left on his contract many observers felt Ramsey and Arsenal would reach a new agreement especially as he was the club&#8217;s longest-serving player having ultimately made over 350 appearances since joining from boyhood club Cardiff City in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>However, no such deal came to fruition and Ramsey opted to continue his playing career elsewhere. He would shake hands with Italian champions Juve on a summer move and recently registered his first goal in a 2-1 win over Hellas Verona.<\/p>\n<p>The decision not to award Ramsey an extension seemed to be made at executive level. Unai Emery&#8217;s arrival, following the departure of legendary boss Arsene Wenger, signalled a shift with him being a casualty.<\/p>\n<p>A serious knee injury cut his final year short and when asked why Arsenal rescinded their offer, Ramsey agreed the whole episode was tumultuous but respected the new direction they&#8217;ve decided to embark on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Liverpool\u2019s Squad Strong Enough? w\/Chris Pajak\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2aJog1tUzps?start=30&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was a lot of confusion and a lot of things were up in the air,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/49932423\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The decision was made and that was the situation, so I had to look at other options. Arsenal are going through a transitional period at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have many great players and a lot of talent coming through. They are definitely going in the right direction &#8211; but my situation now is at Juventus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have an unbelievable opportunity at a massive club. I just want to be part of this now. Hopefully, I can help my team-mates and my club achieve some great things on the big stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Ramsey has revealed that he spoke privately with Arsenal about why they withdrew his new contract offer. The 28-year-old Welsh midfielder ended an 11-year association with the Gunners when he agreed to join Juventus as a free agent this summer. 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