CARDIFF City prodigy Aaron Ramsey has been the subject
of a seven-figure bid from a Premiership club after just 60
seconds of first-team action.
Bluebirds chairman Peter Ridsdale confirmed a London side thought
to be Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur had made a £1m offer for the
16-year-old midfielder, but that City had rejected it
point-blank.
Ramsey made his debut in the final minute of the Championship game
against Hull City in April, breaking John Toshacks 41-year-old
record as the youngest player to pull on a Bluebirds shirt.
But his performances for Cardiff in the FA Youth Cup, where they
narrowly lost to Arsenal 3-2 in the quarter-finals, and his assured
displays for Wales Under-17s against The Netherlands, Turkey and
Belarus, have alerted clubs to his potential.
Ridsdale said: We have had a seven-figure offer for Aaron, but we
had absolutely no hesitation in turning it down.
He is a young player with huge promise, but our aim is to see that
promise fulfilled at Cardiff City.
It is understood the offer for the Ysgol Cwm Rhymni pupil was made
before City rejected a £1m bid from Everton for 17-year-old Chris
Gunter.