“What could have been?” is the prevailing question from Villa’s side, while Newcastle fans are now wondering what this player can become.
It is with some reluctance therefore that Villa are parting with an academy graduate who at times – but perhaps too fleetingly – boasted a technical ability, spatial awareness and footballing intelligence to rival his Brummie predecessor Jack Grealish.
Jacob Ramsey celebrates against Newcastle back in April 2023 (Photo: Getty)
In Newcastle he is joining a direct rival, albeit one that is looking forward to Champions League football, while in terms of direct competition, that could depend on whether Eddie Howe prefers the Ramsey shaped by Steven Gerrard or the one remoulded by Emery.
Under Gerrard, Ramsey enjoyed a more central role, aspiring to become a goalscoring midfielder like his then manager by studying clips of the Liverpool legend.
“It won’t be long before the whole country is watching him I’m sure. He is right up there let me tell you.”
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It might have, particularly after Ramsey’s 2022-23 ended under Emery with a late flurry of four goals and five assists in their final 12 games – including a goal and assist against Newcastle – to help Villa secure European football.
After fracturing his metatarsal in the summer of 2023 at the U21 Euros, he had scored in England’s opening group game before suffering the injury in the quarter-final, he was out for the opening nine matches of Villa’s season.
Ramsey was therefore eased back into Villa’s Champions League campaign last year, only to have a string of starts ended by another hamstring injury that kept him out for nine more games.
Even with Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford for company, the latter a direct competitor out wide, Ramsey was still a match-winner on his day.
He scored Villa’s second Champions League goal in the opening win over Young Boys, and then provided two assists in the final league-phase game against Celtic that helped them finish inside the top eight.
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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) July 22, 2025Perhaps Howe liked what he saw then, likewise in April 2023, when Emery’s version of Ramsey read both games so well from out wide.
That would mean he is competing with Anthony Gordon at Newcastle, whom Ramsey knows well from their England U21 days, although with the Alexander Isak saga unfolding it appears Gordon will start at centre-forward on Saturday.
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However, the January meeting at St James’ Park could be more telling. By then, a half-season away, we will see if Ramsey is a key or squad player under Howe, and should know what impact this problematic injury history may have on his future.
For £40m that makes for a gamble, but if it pays off then Newcastle will have weakened a rival and left them watching a homegrown player make his name somewhere else. For that alone, it feels worth the risk.
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