Liverpool Eye Another Arsenal Star – January Deal Touted

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Liverpool are keeping a watching brief on Aaron Ramsey’s contract negotiations at Arsenal, according to a Daily Express report.

The 27-year-old Wales international is the latest star to enter the last year of his contract. Unless a new deal is signed, Ramsey will leave the Emirates on a free transfer next summer.

He rebuffed the club’s initial attempts to start talks last season, claiming he wanted to wait until this summer before considering all his options.

With Arsene Wenger, the manager who signed him as a 17-year-old from Cardiff City a decade ago, now gone, Ramsey is adjusting to the Unai Emery regime.

The former Paris St-Germain boss made it clear early on in his reign that he very much wanted Ramsey to stay. However, publicly at least, he has received little encouragement that the Welshman will sign another contract.

Already, the situation prompted interest from Chelsea who were reportedly eyeing a £35m bid for Ramsey. News of Liverpool’s interest will be equally unwelcome from Arsenal fans.

However, its understood the Reds won’t move this summer. They may swoop in January if the situation continues but are content with their midfield as it stands.

Ramsey has long harboured ambitions to play abroad at some point in his career. Leaving Arsenal on a free transfer makes him more palatable for the European clubs who are likely to be interested in the energetic, if injury-prone, box-to-box midfielder.