Ramos, uncertain future

The words of the representative of David Praise They are not exactly the best birthday present for Sergio Bouquets, who turns 35 today with an absolutely uncertain future at the club where he has made history for 16 seasons, the Real Madrid, which came from the Seville for a price that, seen as seen, can be considered a bargain: 27 million euros. In the surroundings of the captain, what happens with Alaba is closely followed, as is obvious, because one and the other, Ramos and Alaba are communicating vessels. Real Madrid, if all goes well with the renewal of Varane, which also ends his contract, this in 2022, it would only get into the Alaba operation if Ramos leaves. If the captain stays, he will have to let the Austrian defender pass by and rebuild the situation to find a substitute for the camero.

Either way, Ramos is sane for a while. The Madrid captain himself assured this at the recent press conference he gave on the occasion of the launch of the second season of the documentary in which he himself stars. “Despite my age, which is now 35, Santiago Bernabéu said that there are no young or old players; there are good and bad. I can perform three, four or five more years, if the body supports me and the injuries respect me, I can be at the highest level, I work hard for it and my mentality will always be there, “explained Ramos when analyzing what he would like it to be. his legacy in the world of football.

Ramos' future is very uncertain, and it is more so as the end of the season approaches. It is evident that If Real Madrid has not taken the final step to understand this symbol of Real Madrid, it is because it intends to seek other solutions. And that of Alaba (28 years old) is ideal, because even if it has the cost of the transfer bonus that he will receive and the commission that his agent will pocket, Pini Zahavi, the Austrian's salary will be similar to that of Ramos (around 12 million net) but is seven years older than the race camel ahead.

The positions of Ramos and Real Madrid for their renewal have not moved one iota from when the negotiation started despite the fact that both one party and the other have sent contradictory messages in the media. Ramos wants to sign two more seasons with the same salary that he now receives without any salary reduction. Madrid, on the contrary, wants to renew him from year to year and with the current salary minus a 10% salary reduction. A decrease that has been agreed individually with some players in the squad due to the impossibility of reaching a global agreement.

Real Madrid begins to have a problem with the salary bill. Now he pays a total of 448 million in salaries (for all club employees). And revenues, due to the pandemic, have fallen to 617 million. The Ramos clan offered a solution, the same one that has been adopted in the Barça with Pique. Collect his salary in installments over several years to allow the club to recover its volume of income when the public begins to enter the stadiums. But the agreement is a long way from reaching.

The same operation on the meniscus to which Ramos had to undergo leaves him in a position of inferiority for the long-awaited renewal, since load of reasons to Florentino in his desire to renew the position, beyond the meaning that Ramos may have for his teammates and for the fans. Hence, the player really wants to finish this season brilliantly.