It's been several weeks in the making and it has always been obvious it was simply when rather than if but today came confirmation that Cardiff City have agreed to sell prodigy Aaron Ramsey.
What remains to be confirmed is where Rambo will eventually go as The Bluebirds have announced that they have accepted two bids for the player who is free to talk to both and decide what he wishes.
Manchester United have possibly jumped the gun by announcing on their official website that they have agreed a deal with City and are talking terms with Rambo and undergoing a full medical with the Caerphilly born 17 yr old who has just 22 games under his belt. They remain red hot favourites and are City's preferred choice of sale since their package deal - thought to be worth upto £6 Million - includes allowing Ramsey to stay with City for 2008/09 as a loan player. For that reason, most City fans will be hoping this move goes ahead too.
It is, however, far from concluded since the other club who have had a bid accepted are believed to be Arsenal so Ramsey and his representatives will see them too. The Gunners believe he would get first team exposure next season so would not loan him to City. And City are bracing themselves for Liverpool and Spurs are matching the accepted bids which may yet turn it into a four team tug-of-war.
It's good business for City who are continuing what now seems to be custom of selling its biggest star for substantial sums every summer with the sequence being Earnshaw, Jerome, Chopra, Ramsey. It doesn't feel right that we lose our best produced talents like Gunter and Ramsey at such an early age and, in both cases, after barely 20 games for the club but that's how it is.
Whether it's good business for the team all depends on whether Dave Jones is now given money to spend and that's been painfully absentafter other recent big money sales.
To have the biggest clubs fighting over Ramsey is testimony to his impact and potential and it's hard to argue it represents great business for City even if some believe the package should be far higher bearing in mind the fees agreed for Walcott and Bale in recent times.
Cardiff City official website announcement
http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1322884,00.html
http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1322884,00.html
Manchester United official website announcement
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