Forget Auba: Edu dropped huge deadline day howler at Arsenal over 71-cap "technician" - opinion

Arsenal rejected the chance to bring Aaron Ramsey back to the club on deadline day, it has emerged…

According to JOE Media, the Gunners were given the chance to sign their former midfielder on loan from Juventus in the final few hours of the January transfer window before he made a shock move to SPFL champions Rangers.

It’s believed that the Wales international was also offered to top-flight rivals Brentford, West Ham United, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace as Juventus desperately looked to move him on but they all turned down the opportunity.

After leaving the Emirates Stadium on a free transfer in 2019, the vastly-experienced 31-year-old has struggled for game time at the Serie A giants, especially under Massimiliano Allegri, who put him on the transfer list soon after replacing Andrea Pirlo.

Ramsey been restricted to only 112 minutes of action all season, whilst he’s made a total of only 70 appearances for the Old Lady, in which he’s delivered six goals and six assists.

That’s a long way off the standard he set in north London but a fairytale return to the club could well have sparked that former glory and the Gunners were in desperate need of additions.

Indeed, the club offloaded as many as six players during the January transfer window, including striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has swapped north London for the Nou Camp on a free transfer – all without signing a single player that can contribute this season.

It certainly leaves manager Mikel Arteta light on options in the attack, whForget Auba: Edu dropped huge deadline day howler at Arsenal with 71-cap “technician” – opinionilst the engine room appears to only be an injury or two away from disaster. That’s why a loan move for Ramsey