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Aaron Ramsey appears to have found his new club as deal agreed in principle with ambitious outfit

Aaron Ramsey has reportedly agreed to join French side Nice this summer.

The midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Serie A giants Juventus by mutual consent earlier in the window, but has seemingly now decided on his next move.

According to French outlet Foot Mercato, Ramsey has agreed a deal in principle to join the ambitious Ligue 1 outfit, despite apparent interest from MLS side Charlotte FC.

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The bookies had previously suggested a move to Cardiff City could well have been on the cards, although sources have persistently dismissed such suggestions.

The 31-year-old is just one of several ambitious targets for the club, who are also hoping to seal the signature of Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, and have already landed Alexis Beka Beka.

Should Ramsey complete the move, he would most likely come up against Wales team-mate Joe Rodon, who has completed a season-long loan to Rennes.

A move to France would represent a fresh start for Ramsey, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Scottish giants Rangers, going on to make 18 appearances for the club and scoring two goals.

The 31-year-old's time at Ibrox was punctuated by injury and fitness problems, but he still managed to help his team to the Europa League final, only to miss a decisive spot-kick in a penalty shootout defeat to German side Eintracht Frankfurt.

Ramsey, who is expected to play a key role in Rob Page's plans for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, joined previous club Juventus in 2019 after bringing the curtain down on a long and successful stay at Arsenal, where he made 371 appearances and scored 40 goals.

But he slow fell down the pecking order in Turin, and wasn't even handed a squad number earlier in the summer, before eventually leaving by mutual consent with one year left on his contract.

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