Captain Aaron Ramsey has been left out of the Wales squad for this month’s World Cup play-offs, casting further doubt over his future.
The 35-year-old has been without a club since leaving Pumas in December, having not played for the Mexican side since September.
That lack of first-team football, combined with a run of injuries, means Ramsey has not played for Wales since September 2024.
The former Arsenal and Juventus midfielder has said he wants to play for Wales at this summer’s World Cup should they qualify, but his hopes of representing his country at a fourth major tournament look increasingly remote.
Wales face Bosnia-Herzegovina in their World Cup play-off semi-final at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday 26 March, with the winners hosting Italy or Northern Ireland in the final five days later.
Craig Bellamy’s side are without Tottenham Hotspur defender Ben Davies, Wrexham striker Kieffer Moore and centre-back Chris Mepham – on loan at West Bromwich Albion from Bournemouth – because of injury.
They are replaced in the 26-man squad by Wrexham goalkeeper Danny Ward, left-back Rhys Norrington Davies – on loan at Queens Park Rangers from Sheffield United – and Rangers forward Rabbi Matondo.
The winners of this play-off path will secure their place at the World Cup, where they will be in Group B alongside co-hosts Canada, Switzerland and Qatar.
More to follow.
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