John Toshack warns Aaron Ramsey not to rush to Manchester United
Published 00:00 27/05/08 By
Wales manager John Toshack has told teenage star Aaron Ramsey to be wary of a big-money move to the Premier League.
Toshack talked up the positive aspects of midfielder Ramsey's week away with Wales for friendlies in Iceland tomorrow night and Holland on Sunday.
And having played in the FA Cup Final, 17-year-old Ramsey is expected to leave Cardiff for the top flight after being linked with a £5million transfer to Manchester United.
Toshack said: "A lot of people are making a lot of fuss about Aaron. But he is still very young and has not started too many games at Cardiff. He is not in their first-choice line-up.
"Aaron has still got quite some way to go. He has played a few times for our Under-21s, but we need to get to know him a bit more.
"We have had examples in our squad of young lads who have got into our side and got themselves big-money moves to Premier League clubs.
"But it has not always helped us. David Cotterill barely got a game at Wigan, Chris Gunter has been outstanding for us but has moved to Spurs and is not getting the amount of football we had hoped."
Toshack has been hit by three more withdrawals due to injury - Cotterill, Craig Davies and Brian Stock - but he is boosted by the return of West Ham's Craig Bellamy.
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