Wales international Aaron Ramsey has completed a sensational return to Cardiff City on a two-year contract.
The ex-Arsenal midfielder’s arrival at Cardiff came after French Ligue 1 outfit Nice had earlier confirmed that Ramsey had left the French club by mutual agreement. A statement on Cardiff’s official website confirmed the return of the 32-year-old after completing medical with the EFL championship side at the weekend.
“Cardiff City are delighted to announce that Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has returned to the Welsh capital, signing a two-year contract with the Bluebirds,” read part of the statement on the club’s official website.
Ramsey said after penning the deal: “It feels unbelievable to finally be back here. I always thought one day I’d come back, and now it’s the perfect time to do that.
“To be back with my family and around familiar faces is just brilliant, so I’m delighted to be back here now. I’ve missed that a lot in the last year or so, so it was important for me to be back around them.
“Obviously I’m a Cardiff City fan, and watching them over the years since I’ve been away, we’ve had some low points but some big highs as well, being in the Premier League and representing Cardiff on the big stage. That’s a target of mine – to try and help my teammates and this club to get back to the top.”
A three-time Emirates FA Cup winner with Arsenal, Ramsey is making a return to Cardiff for a third spell with the Club. After coming through the ranks with the Cardiff City Academy, Ramsey became our youngest-ever player in April 2007, making his First Team debut aged just 16 years and 123 days – a record that stands to this day.
On the international stage, Ramsey has made 83 appearances for the Wales national team, scoring 20 goals. Aaron was a key member of the team which reached the semi-finals of Uefa UERO 2016, and also scored the crucial goals against Hungary which secured Wales’ qualification for Uefa EURO 2020.
