Define your career. “I am one of those people who I like to be defined by others. If I had to say a word it would be purity. I have left my soul for this entity. That is how I want to be remembered, as a person of integrity.”
Negotiation. “Many things have happened. Circumstances that occur in life. The first thing I want to say is that I have never wanted to leave. My purpose was to continue here. I go back to the Confinement League: as a result of there, the club offered me the possibility of extending my contract, but due to COVID it was left aside. In recent months, the club has made me an offer of one year with a salary reduction. I have to say that there was no financial problem. I wanted two years and peace of mind for me and my family. In the last talks, I accepted the offer of one year, but I was told that it was no longer possible, that it had an expiration date and I had not found out. “
Has it been fair to you? “The circumstances are what they are. I have commented that I have accepted the proposal on the table, but they tell me that it has expired. But I am proud of what I have achieved and of the alliance of these 16 years. I keep that flavor ”.
Would you sign for Madrid again? “Of course. It has been the most wonderful stage of my life. I have not passed the game because this is not over, but I have achieved many titles. I would have signed a thousand times. It has been one of the best decisions of my life” .
Do you regret something? “No, not at all. In the end, when you buy my Sergio Ramos brand, it is with its virtues and its defects. I always like to be me. My relationship with the president has always been good. From father and son to sport. He is the person who he brought me here. I will never make a statement against him. In families there are also fights. “
They have called him a nickel … “It is difficult. The players have to speak on the field. I liked being clear at a press conference, but I have offered my best version on the field of play. Circumstances have arisen where it has not been possible to speak and I said that When there were news, you would tell them. About the nickel? Anyone has their opinion, but first check the information. What I wanted was two years and not one. “
“I was surprised when I found out that my offer had expired”
When did you say yes? “Conditions have been changing, both for him and for us. At that point, a decision had to be made, but I had never been told that my offer had an expiration date. It is respectable, but it surprised me. That the offer I had had expired. “
Who loses? “Sometimes I have used in my environment that Madrid-Ramos was a perfect marriage. They are circumstances, which occur as they have to. There are things that we cannot change. Now we have to seek happiness and continue competing to the fullest level”.
Why doesn't Madrid renew him? “I don't know. I can't answer it myself. Obviously, in a negotiation period, different things are asked. There is a friendly treatment. Maybe I misunderstood what was happening.”
Meeting with Florentino. “They are private meetings. I want to keep private. There are things that are very personal. I am told through my agent that the offer had expired and we were surprised. I also let him know that I accepted the last offer, although It was late. I don't want any kind of resentment. I stay with the family, this is a see you later and they will always be in my heart. “
Priority. “I don't know. These are questions that I cannot answer. The club has its priorities and there is no player who is above entity. I don't know what priorities the club has”
Future. “We have not thought at any time about anything with any team. Since January, when I entered the market, there have been some calls. But we have never had in mind to leave Madrid. From now on we will look for a good option for me. He Seville is my second club, but to this day I don't contemplate that option, and neither do they. Go Barcelona? It's a resounding no. Like the Bernabéu when I grew up. “
If you were president, how would you have acted? “I do not know. It is a question that he has to answer. I do not know what he thinks. If I were president, it is a position that at the moment is not reality.”
What would Ramos ask the president? “The doubts that perhaps you have, maybe I have had answers, but in a private sphere. I am super proud of the event that we have enjoyed. I'll take that. Then I gave the opportunity to a press conference.”
I remember. “I have remembered everything. I did not want to talk about my family because I get excited. I came very young, with my parents and my brothers. I can say that I have passed the most wonderful stage of my life and I have created the best family that can be had . I keep that and with the 22 titles that I have won. I can proudly say that I came with my family and I am leaving with my family. “
Did you say that “planning without me”? “I have always wanted to continue at Madrid. No one is above the club, not a player or a coach. It was not a resounding no, only to a proposal that was on the table. I did say that it was planned without me, but it was in an independent negotiation “.
“Going to Barcelona? It's not like the Bernabéu when I grew up”
Last months. “It has not been easy at all. The fullness of happiness is when I jump to the field. When you have to live an injury like mine for three months. I am already recovered and wonderful to compete. I would have liked to continue here and have more stability than A contract like others have had. I would have signed being injured for six months and living 16 years of joy. Madrid will always be my home. “
Where the family wants to go. “The important thing is not the place, it is with whom. It does not matter to take a plane or a bird. The objective is to be united, which has been one of my great strengths. My happiness depends on them and that is why I wanted them to accompany me. hard because it's many years. But it's a see you soon “.
Ancelotti, Zidane and Luis Enrique. “Ancelotti, I have a great relationship. We are friends above work. When the news came out, I called to congratulate him, nothing more. From Zidane, he has earned himself being the best coach in history and one of the best in my career. He has my love enlarged to the cube. He will always have a place in my heart. Luis Enrique, I fully understand the decisions he makes. I do not go in to assess because it does not add up. I will try to show my best level to return. It saddens me not to be in the Eurocup, but I will fight to return. “
Communication with Florentino. “What I had to say, I have already said. The president knows everything from my mouth, I told him everything I had to say. I don't want to focus on a conversation or a final stage. Florentino made me fulfill a dream and win all we've won. I want to keep that. “
Option to another year. “No, there was no option for one more year in the offer they made me. When we decided to accept this last offer, it was one year with the salary reduction. There were no conditions.”