Arsenal icon Aaron Ramsey rejects Saudi Arabia move to seal emotional return to Cardiff on free transfer
Aaron Ramsey has sealed an emotional move back to Cardiff - 15 years after leaving his boyhood club for Arsenal.
talkSPORT revealed earlier this month how the Bluebirds were in talks to sign the 32-year-old on a free transfer following his release by Ligue 1 side Nice.
Ramsey was also of interest to clubs in Saudi Arabia, who were prepared to offer him a hefty pay packet.
But the Wales skipper only had eyes on a return to the Championship outfit, with the midfielder penning a two-year deal.
And now Cardiff have confirmed the news, with Ramsey telling the : "It feels unbelievable to finally be back here.
"I always thought one day I’d come back, and now it’s the perfect time to do that.
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“To be back with my family and around familiar faces is just brilliant, so I’m delighted to be back here now.
"I’ve missed that a lot in the last year or so, so it was important for me to be back around them.
“Obviously I’m a Cardiff City fan, and watching them over the years since I’ve been away, we’ve had some low points but some big highs as well, being in the Premier League and representing Cardiff on the big stage.
"That’s a target of mine - to try and help my teammates and this club to get back to the top.
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“I’ve said it many times in the past - I owe so much to Cardiff, to the fans, to everybody who has been at the Club when I was here as a young boy coming through.
“For me now to come full circle, to be part of this team now, and hopefully achieve the goals we want, there’s no better feeling than that.”
Cardiff boss Erol Bulut added: “This is, of course, a great day. Aaron started here, and now he is back to help us to achieve our targets.
“First of all I want to thank Tan Sri Vincent Tan for making everything possible.
"Also, our Chairman, Mehmet Dalman, and Ken Choo. They have worked very hard over the last two or three weeks.
“Aaron has had a great career. In the Premier League, then Italy and France, and now back home in Cardiff.
"I hope his last years with us will be great too, and I hope we can make our dreams come true.”
Ramsey isn't the only member of his family to sign for Cardiff, with his eldest son Sonny joining the club's academy.
The former Juventus man came through Cardiff's academy, where he featured in their 2008 FA Cup final defeat to Portsmouth before joining Arsenal.
He returned in January 2011 for a one-month loan spell, but is now back on a permanent basis.