Unai Emery On Why Aaron Ramsey Cannot Stay At Arsenal

Every Arsenal fan might be feeling downtrodden to hear Unai Emery’s words regarding Aaron Ramsey even after collecting a neat 2-0 win over rivals, Chelsea last weekend.

The Gunners put on a strong display at home to climb 3 points closer to the Blues and the Champions League qualification spot. And quite remarkably, one of the most impressive performances on the pitch was laid out by Ramsey himself. The 28-year-old featured in the number ten spot behind Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and excelled in his duties.

However, by now everyone is aware of Ramsey’s expiring deal at the Emirates and Emery explained why the decision to not keep him is final.

The manager said, “We spoke about the circumstance with Ramsey three months ago and now the decision is finished for him and for the club.”

“Yes, of course, his future is very important for his family but it is also very important for him to be OK to play for us like he did against Chelsea. I am very happy with him because in the last month his focus has been very clear.”

“Two weeks ago when we travelled to Blackpool where the atmosphere was difficult and the pitch was not good, he said to me ‘I want to play and help this team’. That is the spirit I want to see and I didn’t need to ask him because I knew he wanted to play against Chelsea and he helped us with his quality.”

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