Wales captain Aaron Ramsey (and his son!) signs for Cardiff City
After days, maybe even weeks of speculation, Aaron Ramsey has officially returned to Cardiff City
Wales's captain Aaron Ramsey has signed for Cardiff City - and says he's super proud as his own son also signed a contract for the club's academy!
The 32 year old says it's an unbelievable feeling to be back at home - having started his career at the Bluebirds in 2006.
He's tweeted to congratulate his 9 year old Sonny who also put pen to paper on a deal yesterday with their youth set up.
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.
Upon completing his return to the capital, Aaron said: “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.
“I’ve said it many times in the past - I owe so much to Cardiff, to the fans, to everybody who has been at the Club when I was here as a young boy coming through.
“For me now to come full circle, to be part of this team now, and hopefully achieve the goals we want, there’s no better feeling than that.”
A delighted Erol Bulut added: “This is, of course, a great day. Aaron started here, and now he is back to help us to achieve our targets.
“First of all I want to thank Tan Sri Vincent Tan for making everything possible. Also, our Chairman, Mehmet Dalman, and Ken Choo. They have worked very hard over the last two or three weeks.
“Aaron has had a great career. In the Premier League, then Italy and France, and now back home in Cardiff. I hope his last years with us will be great too, and I hope we can make our dreams come true.”
The Cardiff City journey of another member of the Ramsey family started at the same time Aaron’s return was made official.
Sonny Ramsey, Aaron’s oldest son, put pen-to-paper on a letter of intent.