Aaron Ramsey's Arsenal Career Over, Will Not Play Again This Season with Injury

Aaron Ramsey will not recover in time from his hamstring injury to be available for the remainder of Arsenal's season, ending his career with the club ahead of his summer move to Juventus.

Arsenal head coach Unai Emery told reporters the diagnosis on Ramsey ahead of the club's UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg against Valencia at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

Earlier Wednesday, Arsenal confirmed Ramsey "continues to receive treatment" on his left hamstring. 

Ramsey, 28, picked up his latest injury against Napoli in the Europa League quarter-final second leg on April 18.

He had to be subbed off after 34 minutes as Arsenal won 1-0 at the Stadio San Paolo to advance with a 3-0 aggregate win over the Italians.

With Ramsey on the treatment table, Arsenal have subsequently lost three games in a row against Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City.

As a result, their chances of finishing the season in the Premier League's top four have been severely damaged, so the Europa League is likely Arsenal's best chance of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season:

Emery is a Europa League specialist, having won the tournament three times with Sevilla.

His Gunners side should have enough quality to make the final, and having home advantage in the first leg should give Arsenal a chance to take the initiative in the tie.

However, there has to be an improvement from their last three performances; otherwise, Arsenal will be in danger of suffering a disastrous end to what has largely been a positive debut season for Emery.

Ramsey's return would have been a major boost. He is arguably Arsenal's most important midfielder, and they are more successful when he is in the side:

It also would have given the Emirates faithful a chance to give him a proper send-off after more than a decade at the club, something he has been denied because of his injury.