Arsenal felt like ‘the right decision’ for him.
Recall that both Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger personally contacted Ramsey to convince him to join their respective teams a little over 15 years ago.
The then 17-year-old finished the 2007-2008 season with two goals and three assists in 21 games across competitions for Cardiff City.
Speaking to FourFourTwo, the 32-year-old said:
“I was always a Cardiff supporter, but my dad was a Manchester United fan and I watched them quite a lot with him. It was a strange time in my life, to have two teams I’d watched so much as a child showing interest in me. I spoke to both managers on the phone a few times.
“I was 17 years old and I was getting voicemails from Fergie and Arsene Wenger! It was mad. Arsenal felt like the right decision for me. I remember showing up to training on my first day and seeing Kolo Toure, Cesc Fabregas, Emmanuel Adebayor, William Gallas… I had to pinch myself…”
