Aaron Ramsey will feel he still has ‘lot to give’ to Wales – Andy King

Andy King feels former Wales team-mate Aaron Ramsey will believe he still has a “lot to give” to the national team.

Wales skipper Ramsey’s international future has come under the spotlight after a lack of game-time following an injury-plagued season at Cardiff.

The 33-year-old won the last of his 84 caps nine months ago and was not risked off the bench in March as a penalty shoot-out defeat against Poland ended Welsh hopes of playing at Euro 2024 this summer.

Ramsey will now miss friendlies away to Gibraltar and Slovakia this week to focus on a full pre-season at Cardiff, with Wales boss Rob Page saying his return to the squad in September will depend on his fitness levels then.

“Players know themselves, they know how the body’s feeling,” said King, the Leicester Premier League title winner who announced the end of his 18-year senior career last month.

“It’s always tough when it’s something you’ve done your own life.

“Aaron is a top player, top person, and I’m sure he’ll feel that he’s got a lot to give.”

King played alongside Ramsey in the Wales midfield between 2009 and 2018 and won 50 caps.

The pair were members of the Wales squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 in France.

King told the PA news agency: “Aaron has been an inspiration for a lot of young Welsh players, he was central to that golden generation.

“He would have been the main man in any other generation, but he just happened to come along at the same time as Gareth Bale.

“The way they played in tandem was unbelievable and that took Welsh football to new heights.

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— Wales