Juventus ‘already planning to sell Aaron Ramsey’ despite only signing Welsh star as a free agent in the summer after leaving Arsenal
- Aaron Ramsey could be offloaded by Juventus after just one season at the club
- The midfielder has had injury problems since joining from Arsenal last summer
- Ramsey has managed only 12 league appearances for the Serie A table toppers
- Juve signed Ramsey on a free and will target a profit on the Welsh international
Aaron Ramsey could be sold by Juventus at the end of his first season with the Serie A table toppers after an injury-strewn campaign in which the Wales midfielder has been restricted to just 12 league appearances.
The 29-year-old became the highest-earning British player ever based on basic salary when he joined Juve in July in a deal worth more than £400,000 a week, but has only featured sporadically because of a series of fitness issues.
Ramsey has been troubled by injuries over recent years and missed the final five matches of Arsenal’s 2018/19 Premier League season with a thigh problem before ending his 11-year spell at the club and signing a contract with the Italian champions until 2023.
Aaron Ramsey joined Juventus from Arsenal in the summer but could leave after a single term
The midfielder has only started eight games in a total of 19 appearances for the Serie A leaders
Ramsey (left) has turned out alongside Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) and Gonzalo Higuain (right)
Juventus incurred costs of £3.2million when they added Ramsey to their ranks and could now look to cash in on a player who has turned out for just 569 minutes in Serie A so far, according to Tuttosport.
He replaced Douglas Costa for the final 18 minutes as Juve passed up a 65th-minute lead given to them by Cristiano Ronaldo to slump to a shock 2-1 defeat on Saturday at Verona, who scored twice in the final 14 minutes of normal time.
Speaking after Juventus won 2-1 at Roma on January 12, Bianconeri boss Maurizio Sarri said he was ‘convinced’ Ramsey would have a good second half of the season and described him as ‘doing well’, adding: ‘To come from England and play with us is not easy.
The new Juventus signing followed in Ronaldo’s free-kick to score against Lokomotiv Moscow
Ramsey scored twice as Wales saw off Hungary 2-0 in EURO 2020 qualifying on November 19
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri is reportedly ready to offload Ramsey as he shuffles his squad
Ramsey could be the next midfield departee after Emre Can joined Borussia Dortmund on loan
‘He had a series of physical problems at the beginning. We had to wait and now I like how he is emerging.’
Ramsey has started six times in Serie A and twice in the Champions League, scoring once in each competition.
He netted on his debut on September 21 as Juve came from behind to beat Verona 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium, and offered an apology to Ronaldo after denying the striker a goal by poking his goal-bound free-kick over the line in a 2-1 win at Lokomotiv Moscow on November 6.
