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Juventus make Arsenal star 8th best paid player in the world (see list of top 10)

- Juventus have splashed out big on Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey ahead of summer move to Serie A

- The 28-year-old will be leaving the Emirates at the end of June as a free agent

- Ramsey won three FA Cup trophies during his 11 years at north London

Juventus have made Arsenal’s outgoing star Aaron Ramsey the 8th best paid player in the world after signing a pre-contract agreement with the Serie A champions.

According to UK Sun, the 28-year-old Welshman will earn £39.60 per minute, £2380 per hour, £57, 142 per day, £400,000 per week, £1,600,000 per month and £20, 800, 000 per year.

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Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi currently lead the pack (see below) that has only one Premier League star - Alexis Sanchez.

Lionel Messi - £7.3 m

Cristiano Ronaldo - £4.1m

Antoine Griezmann - £2.9m

Neymar - £2.7m

Luis Suarez - £2.5m

Gareth Bale - £2.2m

Philippe Coutinho - £2m

Alexis Sanchez - £2m

Aaron Ramsey - £1.6m

Kylian Mbappe- £1.5m

Interestingly, the pre-contract agreement Ramsey penned at Juventus will see him earn over £400,000, as weekly salary.

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At the last count, Ramsey has been on the radar of top European clubs that include Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

The report further revealed that Ramsey will now join Juventus at the close of the 2018-19 campaign on a four-year deal.

Interestingly, the switch will see Ramsey become Juve’s second-highest earner behind Cristiano Ronaldo, who presently pockets £500,000 as weekly wages.

The BBC further hinted that Ramsey has already passed through a two-part medical analysis for new squad members with Juventus last month.

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During his 11 years stint at Arsenal, Ramsey claimed three FA Cup trophies, and was in process of extending his stay at the north London outfit before club chiefs opted out without explaining the sudden change of heart.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Mesut Ozil was rejected in the January transfer window by top European clubs after Arsenal tried to sell him, reports from Italy claim.

The former German midfielder was said to have been offered to Italian champions Juventus but the Old Lady were put off by his £350,000 weekly wages.

And according to Italian news media outfit, the Bianconeri had refused the offer back in November, but opted for Aaron Ramsey who signed a pre-contract agreement for next summer.

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