Ramos is free to go

First consequence at Real Madrid with the new entry of the year. From 00:00 hours, Ramos (34 years old) is free. Free to negotiate with the club you want and leave, as of June 30, at zero cost. A situation of tension, without a doubt, for an entity like Real Madrid. His captain, after 16 seasons in the team, It is the great reference point for a wardrobe in which there are not too many mirrors to look at. Another one of them, Modric (35 years old), has not renewed either. Although the Croatian, as it has transpired, it seems that he has praised his continuity for one more season. That, of course, at the expense of the figures that are handled in the talks.

With respect to Sergio Ramos, contradictory messages have been sent from both parties in recent times. By the Real Madrid slides that there will be no problem to renew the one from Beds, and that even the entity would be willing to give him a two-year contract, breaching the unwritten rule that indicates that, after 30, only players are renewed from season to season. The player's environment also insists that he will not pose any problem, and that he would even be willing to sign only one season. But the reality is that between one side and the other the house is not sweeping and that this extreme situation has been reached, more for Madrid than for the footballer, who apparently is now in a position of strength to negotiate. These conversations they should start without further delay. And, yes, both parties also recognize that they must be approached by Florentino Pérez and the captain in person. “Without intermediaries”.

It is logical to think that if there had been a decided interest from Madrid in renewing its captain it would have already done so. And more, considering how bad the team is having when he is not on the field. Especially in the Champions League: eight defeats and two wins in the last 10 games without him. As Florentino Pérez revealed, despite Ramos himself, the captain is the footballer who earns the most from the squad (15 million net, equaling Bale's salary, now on loan at Tottenham). Contract time and salary will be the two main obstacles in the future negotiation: one or two years and if there will be a raise or not.

Ramos's physical form at 34 is excellent. He is a fan of home preparation and personal training. As AS revealed, there are important teams behind it, including PSG, that he is waiting for the current situation to occur, that the FIFA statutes allow him to negotiate with the camero, to tempt the defender. Not long ago, even Ramos himself made a move to leave when he asked Florentino for the letter of freedom to go and play in China, that offered him a super contract to end his career. That was the last big point of friction between the player and his president, but there were two more of importance.

The first was in the summer of 2015, when Sergio Ramos forced to renew upwards with an offer from United just when the other captain, Casillas, had left Madrid in a traumatic way from the entity. The second clash happened when both met in the locker room after the elimination in the Champions League against Ajax, two seasons ago. On the other hand, Ramos is that kind of captain who He has not mincing words. It was evident when he did not hesitate to comment on a possible return of Mourinho: “We have been five years without him and we have won a lot in these years …”, he said when the bells sounded of a possible return of the Portuguese coach. “Respect is earned, it is not imposed …”, he did not hesitate to point out when the one who sounded was Conte and his heavy hand. TOBoth statements questioned Florentino's views.

Either way, now both parties assure that they are going through an excellent moment in their relationship and assure that there will be no problems for a renewal that Zidane has already publicly requested in his last two press conferences.