Sergio Ramos, total break

The commotion around the European Super League that was going to be and will no longer be has left collateral effects that have passed without making too much noise, but now that the smoke from the fireworks is dissipating, they are gaining notoriety. And one of them is the future of Sergio Ramos, increasingly away from Real Madrid, as the days go by and his contract with the white team is consuming, which ends on June 30 and at the moment there is no solution for continuity.

The positions have not come close in recent weeks and the statements of Florentino Pérez in 'El Chiringuito' last Monday they did not help anything in that sense. Rather the opposite, they state that the agreement is far away. “Madrid needs a change, every X time it needs a change. We have won a lot, a lot has happened and we have to move it to recover the illusion. I'm in that job, “Florentino began when talking about the coming summer.

When the name of Sergio Ramos jumped, Florentino acted on instinct: “I'm leaving …”, he joked, and then explained his point of view: “I love him very much, but we are in a very bad situation. And in Madrid nobody puts the money, we have to be realistic. We have our whole lives to fix it, but right now we are all very bad, and Madrid too. “Tight to see if he will continue in white or not, he tried to dodge:” I did not say that (that he will not continue). At the moment, we are seeing how we fix the closing of this season. And then we'll think about next season. “

The last thing said by Florentino about Ramos at dawn from Wednesday to Thursday at El Larguero, went in the same direction: “I love him as if he were my son, I have done everything I could for him. But he is not going to encourage me to pay more to Sergio Ramos. The situation is what it is, he knows it too. Let us close the season … “.

The thorniest issue is that of the decrease in salaries that Madrid is asking the players, of 10% to alleviate the expected losses in the white accounts (of 91 million euros, although the move to the semifinals of the Champions League has already alleviated that foresight largely). Ramos convinced the dressing room last season so that the reduction was general then; It has not happened this season, in which the president slipped that he has not accepted that cut: “We are talking with the players, many have voluntarily agreed to lower the 10%. The two who left, Jovic and Odegaard, lowered it. There are people who are in solidarity with the club. “And Ramos ?:” Last year yes … This year he is in a different situation than last year. “

And Praise, about to sign

Enough to see at what point things are: first the problem was the years and Madrid opened to give the captain two seasons, but the salary issue continues to kick in and as long as there is no reduction, it is difficult for the renewal to go ahead. And in these circumstances, yesterday 'Sky' made public that Madrid and David Alaba have reached an agreement for the Austrian to sign for five seasons with Real Madrid; He will arrive for free from Bayern and will earn around eleven million net per season. A shot to the waterline of the negotiation with Ramos; Alaba is a central defender with a left profile and can also cover two other positions (left-back and midfielder).

Still, the cards are still on the table. Madrid intends to transfer Varane this summer, aware that he is one of the players with the best poster and for which a good amount can be obtained. If this option is consumed, Madrid would be left with Alaba, Militao and Nacho in the squad. A fourth name would be missing, which could be Ramos, if you decide to agree to the claims of the club and lower your salary by 10%. The current situation is not exactly helping him: he has caused injuries and Madrid have managed the most difficult moments of the season without him, mainly pulling Nacho and Militao.