MANCHESTER UNITED “LOST out” in their failure to sign Aaron Ramsey ahead of Arsenal according to the Wales assistant manager, Osian Roberts. Ramsey, who initially signed from Cardiff in 2008, hit fine form last season for the Gunners and was rewarded with a new contract before winning the club’s Player of the Season award.
And the 23-year-old, who has previously spoken of spurning Manchester United in favour of Arsenal, has now proved United missed out, according to the Wales assistant.
Speaking after the World Cup 2014 debrief, Roberts is quoted in the Mirror as saying: “[Sir Alex Ferguson] had a strong interest in how Aaron is doing because he was very close to signing him.
“He probably looks at it now as one that he lost out on and got away from him.
“It was really nice that he spoke about Aaron.”
Ramsey was influential as Arsenal overcame Aston Villa 3-0 on Saturday to push his club into the top four, and they now turn their attentions to the north London derby against Tottenham next week.
They wouldn’t have given him the time like Arsenal have given him… He would have been sold off for 10 million two years ago.
More dissapointed over loosing pogba . Anyone else is just adding salt to the wounds
Good player but overrated IMO.
United can’t attract or hold onto any young players, they’ve become a club that only buys players like City and Chelsea.
That’s ludicrous. They have more homegrown players in their 1st team squad then chelsea, city, Liverpool or arsenal and you can fact check that. Blackett is playing every game and he came through the academy. We buy a few world class players and the Internet explodes. Take off the blinkers.
I have never heard of players called City or Chelsea…
Sean Ozil, welbeck and sanchez. Your club buys players too, now pipe down
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2008/Jun/Ramsey-fee-agreed.aspx
Total cap Sean and u know that