All roads lead to the renewal of Ramos

The passage of time is placing Sergio Ramos (34 years) in a unbeatable position to renovate in the conditions you want. Contract ends this season and, about to enter in November, his case is not resolved. From January I could negotiate with any club, the statutes of FIFA allow it. But reality is that captain and Real Madrid is it so condemned to understand each other after 16 years of fruitful relationship.

Recent events have put his case back on the table. First, the grand finale of last season What did the defender do? scoring six goals of Madrid's 21 after confinement and which led to the conquest of the League. Then, for the two setbacks in the Champions League, against City, which meant the elimination last season without him in the team, and before the Shakhtar already at the start of the present edition. Beyond the epic goals of the camero (the Tenth, Milan …) that all fans have in their minds, there is a devastating statistic: the team has lost seven of the last eight European competition matches it has played without its captain.

“Ramos will end his career at Madrid. He is more than a captain “, said Florentino hot during celebrations of the last title League, still on the Valdebebas grass. “Will continue whenever you want, he knows. Whenever he wants and has the strength, and as he has strength, I think he will be with us for many years, “he concluded. several months have passed and the renewal still has not been resumed.

The postures of both parties remain exactly the same than when they first discussed the situation. He Madrid, pigeonholed in the habit he has of not renew more than from year to year to those who are over 30Modric, for example, is in that case and also ends this season), and the defense asking for two more seasons and a small raise with respect to the 15 net that he charges now. As Florentino himself said, “he is the one who charges the most in Madrid”. Sources close to Ramos indicate to this newspaper, anyway, what for him there will be no problem to reach an agreement: “There is no hurry, there is total confidence in Florentino. With which he is falling, it is not the time to talk about that,” they argue. And they even glimpse the possibility that the captain be satisfied with go signing year after year.

Sergio Ramos, as captain, it was fundamental for the club to reach an agreement with the staff for the 10% drop in salaries with respect to the total of the season (it would have been 20% if the championship had not been resumed after confinement) during stoppage due to Alarm Status. For Madrid it meant (together with the decline in basketball, Castilla and senior managers) ahorre in the wage bill close to 50 million euros.

The captain-president relationship seems to be going through a good time. All roads lead to its renewal.