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Chris Coleman: 'Aaron Ramsey good enough to join Barcelona'

Aaron Ramsey would thrive at Barcelona if he were to join from Arsenal this summer, according to his Wales manager Chris Coleman.

Wales boss Chris Coleman has insisted that he is "not surprised" to see Aaron Ramsey being linked with a move to Barcelona.

The Arsenal midfielder has been tipped with a £50m switch to Camp Nou, despite the Catalan giants' current transfer ban.

Arsene Wenger was quick to rubbish the rumours when they first surfaced last week, but Ramsey's national team manager is certain that the 24-year-old could easily adapt to life at Barcelona.

"I am not surprised at that link because if you look at the way Aaron plays and the way Barcelona play with all that imagination. It is not too dissimilar to the way Arsenal play," Coleman is quoted as saying by the Daily Star.

"People dismissed it a bit, but he is Welsh. I promise you if he was English it would be different. Barca signed Ivan Rakitic from Sevilla last year. He's a good player. Some people were scoffing at that. But he's a good player. And if Barca are looking at Rambo then it's for a reason.

"It's for his style of play. He's already playing for Arsenal who play a similar style. He's playing at the top of the Premier League, Champions League every season. So ability-wise at his best is Aaron good enough for Barcelona? Yes he is."

Ramsey joined Arsenal in a £5m deal from Cardiff City in 2008.

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