Ramsey dismisses retirement talk and eyes World Cup

Nations League: Wales v Turkey

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium Date: Friday, 6 September Kick-off: 19:45 BST

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Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey says he ne'er considered world status aft nan disappointment of missing retired connected Euro 2024, and alternatively wants to support playing until nan 2026 World Cup.

Ramsey, 33, was an unused substitute arsenic Wales mislaid their Euros play-off last to Poland connected penalties successful March, pinch past head Rob Page criticised for not bringing him on.

The Cardiff City midfielder admits that acquisition had “eaten away” astatine him but, now Craig Bellamy has replaced Page arsenic Wales boss, Ramsey is excited astir nan team's future.

"It ne'er entered my mind astir stopping. If anything, it excites maine what this squad are tin of," said Ramsey.

"It was difficult for maine not to get connected and hopefully effort to thief nan squad to qualify. That was nan point that was eating distant astatine maine and I felt for illustration location was immoderate unfinished business there.

“That is decidedly an purpose of mine, to thief this squad suffice for nan adjacent World Cup. The imaginable successful this team, nan age, it’s each affirmative and puts america successful a awesome position to do that."

Bellamy’s first crippled successful complaint will beryllium astatine location to Turkey successful nan Nations League connected Friday.

When he named his squad for that crippled and nan distant lucifer successful Montenegro 3 days later, Bellamy confirmed that Ramsey would proceed arsenic captain.

Bellamy besides said location was still “a lot” to travel from his erstwhile Wales and Cardiff team-mate contempt nan wounded issues which person hampered Ramsey passim his career.

The ex-Arsenal midfielder and his existent Wales team-mates person started training nether Bellamy for nan first clip this week, and nan statement among nan squad is overwhelmingly affirmative astir nan caller caput coach’s thorough methods and displacement towards a much progressive, adventurous style of play.

“I deliberation nan measurement that he’s travel successful and handled himself has been truthful impressive,” said Ramsey.

“There’s been a batch of accusation fixed successful nan first fewer days but nan boys person done really good to sorb arsenic overmuch arsenic they tin truthful far.

“It’s decidedly going to beryllium a process successful these adjacent six games earlier nan World Cup qualifiers commencement [in March]. It’s really aggressive, high-intensity without nan ball, nan non-negotiable stuff. The measurement he sees nan crippled is caller to a batch of america – only Connor [Roberts, who worked pinch Bellamy astatine Burnley] has knowledgeable that before.

“We’re each beautiful impressed and hopefully we tin instrumentality nan things we’ve been moving connected successful these first fewer games.”