Arsenal believe Aaron Ramsey wants to stay at the club and will reject interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.
The Welshman has entered the final year of his contract and the Gunners are desperate for him to sign fresh terms. Both Manchester United and Chelsea showed interest in the midfielder during the summer transfer window with the Blues particularly fond of Ramsey.
Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both left the club after the Gunners allowed them to enter the final year of their deals last year, while Arsenal paid over the odds to keep Mesut Ozil at the club given he was six months away from the end of his own contract.
The Gunners are keen to avoid a repeat of the same scenario and the Mirror claims Arsenal are confident of keeping Ramsey. Ramsey is willing to bide his time in negotiations in the knowledge he can extract a larger deal the longer he keeps talks going.
Arsenal are willing to make him one of the biggest earners at the Emirates, on around £200,000-a-week. Unai Emery’s side take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Ramsey mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but has also been deployed on the left and right wings. He played as a schoolboy for Cardiff City, where he spent eight years in youth football, became the club’s youngest ever first team player, and made 22 appearances for the senior team – including the 2008 FA Cup Final.
Ramsey moved to Arsenal in 2008 in a £5 million deal, where he quickly gained first team experience. However, his career stalled significantly after he suffered a broken leg in a match against Stoke City in February 2010. After two loan spells away from Arsenal, he returned to full fitness and re-established himself as a regular starter during the 2011–12 season. Ramsey was a key player for Arsenal in the 2013–14 season campaign, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, including the winner in the 2014 FA Cup Final against Hull City. He also played in the 2015 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal won, and scored a second FA Cup winning goal in 2017.
Ramsey made his full international debut for Wales in 2008, and was part of their successful UEFA Euro 2016 campaign, where he was included in the Team of the Tournament. He also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics.
