‘It’s his call’ – Mehmet Dalman puts ball in Aaron Ramsey’s court over Cardiff City homecoming

Mehmet Dalman has confirmed Cardiff City would be interested in bringing Aaron Ramsey back to Cardiff City this summer – should the midfielder set his heart on an emotional homecoming.

Ramsey’s future appears to be up in the air, having so far failed to agree a contract extension with current club Nice, and a return to the capital is rumoured to be an option.

The 32-year-old did little to quash speculation on Friday. On the contrary, he admitted was keen to one day sign for City, although he stopped short of revealing whether a move this summer could be on the cards.

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Bluebirds chairman Dalman has also now admitted the club would be interested in bringing Ramsey back to the capital.

“We’ll wait and see,” he told BBC Radio Wales when quizzed on the possibility of signing the Wales skipper. “We’d love to see him back in Cardiff. But really it’s his call more than ours.

“Ramsey will do what he wants to do. If he decides to look at us, we’ll welcome him with open arms. I can’t really say much more than that.”

Dalman’s comments come on the back of the news that Cardiff’s recent EFL transfer embargo has been reduced from three windows to two, meaning they will now be able to pay fees for players in the upcoming January window.

It’s a welcome boost to their season, although Dalman says the embargo hasn’t prevented the club pursuing some exciting new recruits this summer.

“It’s something we felt very strongly about,” he said when asked om the EFL’s decision. “We engaged with the EFL for some time and I think it’s fair to say both sides wanted to find a solution. I’m very thankful to them that we did.

“We’ve been a football club in transition now for the last 12 months, so it’s been dificult to get the proper processes in place in terms of recruitment and strategy. We had plenty of time this time round and we were able to look for a manager through a process as opposed to a reaction.

“Watch this space, the next few days will be quite exciting. Erol has his targets and we have our targets.

“I think we’ve got some really talented and exciting players that could join us.”