Aaron Ramsey Joins Pumas: First Reactions & Transfer News

Mexico City. When the career of the Welshman Aaron Ramsey was faced with uncertainty due to injuries, an offer came from Mexico, a territory with which he had had little contact and now is his opportunity to resurface. The midfielder who went through the ranks of Arsenal and Juventus has become the new reinforcement of Pumas, a squad that faces the pressure of the title towards the 2025 Clausura Tournament of the MX League.

“I am very excited about this challenge, I have had a great experience in my career and I understand the expectations generated by this club, I want to contribute from my role and meet the objectives. I long for this challenge,” he said when he was officially presented as a member of the cats.

Although Ramsey has been selected from Wales while lifting Cup and League titles with Arsenal and Juventus -where Cristiano Ronaldo’s international star agreed -, the last years of his career have been complicated because since September 2024 he drags a lesion of the Corva’s tendon who has moved him away from the courts, his last match being in March.

The player’s medical situation even took him to take the reins interim with his former team El Cardiff, which he directed in the last three games when he was outlined to descend to the third division of England.

Now, at 34 years of age and with a trajectory of ups and downs, Ramsey was support for Efraín Juárez to join the Pumas squad. The strategist was not in the midfielder’s presentation so the president of the team Raúl Gonzalez and Eduardo Saracho, director of sports strategy, were responsible for announcing the signing and making clear the reasons to hire him.

“He began his career at 16 years of age when debuting with Cardiff, he was in Arsenal and has had an outstanding career. Before 18 he showed this football performance. Today he started a new stage,” González said. “We were looking for a hierarchy and quality jump, he really wanted to a new challenge, Aaron and world -class players raise standards. Today we bring a person in which young people can see each other,” Saracho said.

Despite arriving in Pumas at a stage where he tries to recover an optimal level, Ramsey shows that he has studied both his new team and the MX League while reminding Carlos Vela, a tricolor referent and with whom he agreed at the beginning of his career in the Arsenal.

“Carlos is a great player, he did very well in the MLS. There is no doubt about his skills and talent. He was a great partner and enjoyed it,” he said.

“I know the pressure that this team implies, I know that the fans are huge and proud of the club and wait a lot, I am excited to play my part and look for triumphs,” he already said with the Auriazul shirt.