Hot on the trail of the young Welshman were Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton, and the player himself had personal meetings with all the interested parties in a bid to make a decision over his future.
Ultimately he chose to develop his career under the watchful eye of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and took the number 16 shirt of the departed Mathieu Flamini.
Beginning his career at Cardiff, who beat off competition from Newcastle United to sign the youngster as an eight-year old for their youth academy, Ramsey worked his way through the system to eventually make his debut in the 2006/07 season.
In doing so, Ramsey became the youngest player to ever play for Cardiff City, aged just 16 years and 124 days.
Everton were the first club to try and lure Ramsey away with a £1m offer, although the deal was to start with a payment of £200,000 and rise depending on his future achievements.
That was rejected and Ramsey impressed against Chasetown in the FA Cup. He got his chance and made several more starts in the Cardiff side. His first full season of professional football saw him play in five of the club's six FA Cup matches, including the final and as soon as the season ended he was linked with a move.
Man Utd reportedly offered £5million for him, but the deal included a loan option for Cardiff to take him back next season. Ramsey was keen to develop his career and when his club accepted an offer from Arsenal which had no such clause, he accepted the move.
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