5 longest-serving players in the current Arsenal squad

#2 Aaron Ramsey - 9 years and 1 month

Ramsey in 2017

Aaron Ramsey made his competitive debut for Arsenal in August 2008 against FC Twente in the Champions League third qualifying round. The Welshman chose to sign for Arsenal even though he was being pursued by many top English clubs because of Wenger’s unpretentious approach.

Nicknamed Rambo, Ramsey is a player that always gives his 100% when he steps out onto the pitch. Wenger has described the Arsenal man as “a player with a fantastic engine, good build, good technique and good vision”.

During Arsenal’s 13th FA Cup triumph this year, the 26-year-old covered a distance of 14.4km, averaging a kilometre every 6.25 minutes, an FA Cup final record; not to mention he has scored an FA Cup final winning-goal for Arsenal on two occasions.

Ramsey in 2008

Wenger is planning on rewarding the midfielder with a fresh contract by the end of this season, the Arsenal boss is looking to tie down Ramsey to a long-term deal before he runs into the final year of his current contract.

Wenger has even admitted that Ramsey could become the next captain of Arsenal. When asked by ‘The Metro’ whether the Welsh international could be the next captain of the North London club, this is what he had to say:

Why not? It is all there. He has maturity, has improved technically and is more conscious of the importance of his technical qualities. His game is clean. He has a huge physical power. The target for him will be to have 30 games.

Arsenal has not had a captain that has been in the starting line-up consistently since Cesc Fabregas, Ramsey is the quintessential candidate.