Real Madrid are set to enter the transfer market in a bid to fix their defensive injury issues but look set to reject the opportunity to bring veteran Sergio Ramos back to the club
Real Madrid will not turn to club legend Sergio Ramos as a solution to their defensive injury crisis this season.
Carlo Ancelotti is short of options in his backline with injuries to Eder Militao, David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni and Jacobo Ramon all out. The Italian manager is left with only Antonio Rudiger, Raul Asencio and Jesus Vallejo as options in the centre of defence.
Ramos has been without a club since departing Sevilla in the summer and could be available for free. The Spaniard chose not to extend his deal with the La Liga side having spent a season with his boyhood club after a two-season spell with Paris Saint-Germain.
The 38-year-old left Real Madrid in 2021 after 16 years at the Bernabeu. Ramos made 671 appearances for Los Blancos and scored 101 goals in a tenure that saw five league titles and four Champions League wins.
Reports suggest that Ramos has made himself available to his former club but the offer is to be rejected out of hand. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is not prepared to welcome back the defender however, and will not reconsider his stance.
Ex-Real Madrid midfielder Guti believes that Ramos offers Les Merengues the answer to their current problems and that club have no option but to enter the transfer market. Speaking to Dazn, Guti offers an ideal short-term option.
“Look at [Carlo] Ancelotti’s worried face,” he said. “Militao is a very important player who had just recovered from last year’s injury, who was getting back to his best and who is leaving Madrid’s defense in a tight spot. He is joined by Carvajal’s injury. Alaba has had a very long injury…
“You have to go out on the market. Sergio Ramos is without a team. He can play right back and center back. In this situation, I clearly see him, at zero cost. He comes from playing last year in Sevilla and doing well.
“You can go to the market and if you really want to bring one in, paying a lot of money, knowing that he is a player for the next 10 years, go and bring him in. But in December you can bring in a patch if you don’t know how things will go or if you will have him the following year. I think you have it clear: Sergio.”
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