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Arsene Wenger Praises Aaron Ramsey's Maturity and Touts Him as a Future Arsenal Captain

Arsene Wenger has claimed Aaron Ramsey could one day become captain of Arsenal, because of his increasing maturity.

The Welshman has endured his fair share of injuries during his time at the Emirates, but is now the second-longest serving star in the dressing room behind Theo Walcott, having been at the club since 2008 after joining from Cardiff City for just £4.8m.

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The 26-year-old still, however, finds himself behind the likes of Per Mertesacker, Petr Cech and Laurent Koscielny in the captain's pecking order, but manager Wenger thinks his time will eventually come.

He said via the Independent: "Why not?