Aaron Ramsey - January 2022 window Signs on loan with Rangers

[Terrace Bickle]

Originally Posted by Montyburns76

Er hem! My flimsy sources are not good enough but when others post from Twitter it’s golden ?…..well I never!!

Accounts are generally a bit more reliable when their followers are in 10s of 1,000.

[thomasbroad]

Feel like he still has lots to give. Little worried about his lack of fitness and game time but he is (was?) a very very good footballer.

[stinky]

Originally Posted by Montyburns76

Er hem! My flimsy sources are not good enough but when others post from Twitter it’s golden ?…..well I never!!

You post rumours from spotty 18 year olds with under 200 followers who are posting for attention.

[Nostrils]

While having a closer look at his injury record over the last few years I noticed transfermarkt have him mainly playing dm in his final year at Arsenal. I remember him as a box to box tbh, but if that is the case, could we be thinking along those lines with this potential signing?

[Pubface]

Originally Posted by Sodermalm

What about James McArthur?

Lovely headache to have

[JAS78]

Hmm. We are probably interested but could be the usual agent leaks to flush out bigger offers

We’ve been here before

[thereichstuff]

Originally Posted by JAS78

Hmm. We are probably interested but could be the usual agent leaks to flush out bigger offers

We’ve been here before

I think we’re his favoured destination. Just sorting out the best deal for us.

[GB2506]

Originally Posted by Cyneagle

Remember that leg injury. Not nice. Arsenal v Stoke.

It was over 10 years ago and he’s played about 380 games since then.

[alexcpfc]

Whilst his injury record is worrying his class is not. He would be a fantastic addition to our threadbare midfield for next 4 months.

[Eagle Black]

Originally Posted by alexcpfc

Whilst his injury record is worrying his class is not. He would be a fantastic addition to our threadbare midfield for next 4 months.

I agree,goals a plenty from Ramsey if fully fit, he knows Roberts really well and of course the Vieira factor.

[Eagle96]

I like Ramsey but signing him even just on loan doesn’t make an incredible amount of sense to me.

It would probably include some sort of loan fee say £1.5M and covering even just 25% of his reported £400k/week wages would cost us another £1.5M in wages. That is £3M for the next 4-5 months.

Will he help us finish 2-4 places higher up the table to get the ROI?

Would it not make more sense to sign a young, talented and hungry player like Lewis O’Brien for circa £5M on a permanent deal, who will now be an asset on the books? Just thinking out loud.

I do trust Roberts and Vieira though.

[Stinger1]

Originally Posted by Eagle96

I like Ramsey but signing him even just on loan doesn’t make an incredible amount of sense to me.

It would probably include some sort of loan fee say £1.5M and covering even just 25% of his reported £400k/week wages would cost us another £1.5M in wages. That is £3M for the next 4-5 months.

Will he help us finish 2-4 places higher up the table to get the ROI?

Would it not make more sense to sign a young, talented and hungry player like Lewis O’Brien for circa £5M on a permanent deal, who will now be an asset on the books? Just thinking out loud.

I do trust Roberts and Vieira though.

Pretty sure this will be a minimum 18 month deal.

[BillyTKid]

Originally Posted by Eagle96

I like Ramsey but signing him even just on loan doesn’t make an incredible amount of sense to me.

It would probably include some sort of loan fee say £1.5M and covering even just 25% of his reported £400k/week wages would cost us another £1.5M in wages. That is £3M for the next 4-5 months.

Will he help us finish 2-4 places higher up the table to get the ROI?

Would it not make more sense to sign a young, talented and hungry player like Lewis O’Brien for circa £5M on a permanent deal, who will now be an asset on the books? Just thinking out loud.

I do trust Roberts and Vieira though.

Against Brighton we were really struggling to slow down the game and retain possession. We also are struggling to close out games. I think an experienced, technical player in central midfield is just what we need to supplement our recent young signings.

[cpfcben]

Originally Posted by HorleyStu

Just imagine a midfield of:

…………Hughes………
..Gallagher..Ramsey

powderpuff.. get kouyate in there...

[Ticehurst]

This would be great for the young lads in the squad.. Getting quite excited by this especially if luka goes for money being banded around, what do people on here think is this happening??. Ramsey would give us experience, quality, and like I said be great around the dressing room.

[Eagle96]

Originally Posted by Stinger1

Pretty sure this will be a minimum 18 month deal.

Can’t see that. His deal at Juve expires in 18 months at that point why would it be structured as a loan? We would just sign him (transfer fee instead of a loan fee) and they’d pay up 75% of his remaining contract and we’d make up the difference. Why would it be a loan

[Eagle96]

Originally Posted by BillyTKid

Against Brighton we were really struggling to slow down the game and retain possession. We also are struggling to close out games. I think an experienced, technical player in central midfield is just what we need to supplement our recent young signings.

I think a technical DM in the Anguissa/Bissouma/Ndidi/Soumare mould is more important. We’d have Kouyate as a direct back up and Hughes, Gallagher and McArthur competing for the two 8 positions. If you have Ramsey you play Hughes deeper but we’d still be missing a Kouyate-type player in midfield as Gallagher is undroppable. Just my opinion

[Latvian]

Originally Posted by Eagle96

I think a technical DM in the Anguissa/Bissouma/Ndidi/Soumare mould is more important. We’d have Kouyate as a direct back up and Hughes, Gallagher and McArthur competing for the two 8 positions. If you have Ramsey you play Hughes deeper but we’d still be missing a Kouyate-type player in midfield as Gallagher is undroppable. Just my opinion

An opinion that I fully agree with .

[BillyTKid]

Originally Posted by Eagle96

I think a technical DM in the Anguissa/Bissouma/Ndidi/Soumare mould is more important. We’d have Kouyate as a direct back up and Hughes, Gallagher and McArthur competing for the two 8 positions. If you have Ramsey you play Hughes deeper but we’d still be missing a Kouyate-type player in midfield as Gallagher is undroppable. Just my opinion

I’d agree thats a position that needs looking at too. I think we will prioritise that in the summer when there are more options. I suspect if we do sign Ramsey it will be with a view to potentially having him here for two or three years and so we are taking advantage of his availability now. Gallagher goes in the summer and Jimmy will turn 35 next season. Ramsey can be a real help this season but also solves some problems for us next season as well.

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by BillyTKid

I’d agree thats a position that needs looking at too. I think we will prioritise that in the summer when there are more options. I suspect if we do sign Ramsey it will be with a view to potentially having him here for two or three years and so we are taking advantage of his availability now. Gallagher goes in the summer and Jimmy will turn 35 next season. Ramsey can be a real help this season but also solves some problems for us next season as well.

I think this sums things up nicely. We have two midfielders who are clearly not what we need in Luka and Jairo. One who is in all probability not here next year on Gallagher, and one who is 35 next season in Macca, as you say.

Kouyate is an able utility option but is out of contract and may wish to move on to play regular football.

That leaves Hughes, Wells-Morrison to potentially come through (Gazza2 thinks he is one of the next to break through) plus Schlupp, who is really a left sided attacker, and Eze and Olise who are also more attacking.

A high end CDM will cost big money - and is needed eventually, but Ramsey could be a bridge for a season or two.