Mercato: Sergio Ramos’ endless wait is coming to an end

Summers follow one another and are all the same. For the third time in four years, Sergio Ramos (38 years old) has to pick up his phone during the holidays to find a new place to stay. After two solid seasons with Paris Saint-Germain, the Spaniard had rejected several lucrative offers to return to Sevilla FC last summer, his training club that had launched him into the deep end in the early 2000s before he quickly joined Real Madrid where he stayed for 16 years. A one-season lease that ended on June 30. So here we go again for the native of Camas who is taking his time before officially announcing his decision. A few days before the end of the transfer window, the Spanish defender has not yet made his choice and the next few hours will be decisive with several scenarios on the table. He is notably one of the great free deals remaining in this summer transfer window: “I didn’t go to Dallas because I had ties for the future. It’s true that the United States is a country that says a lot about family. Today, there is nothing with any team anywhere.”the player had specified in June.

“Sergio Ramos has informed Sevilla FC that he will not continue next season in the Nervión entity after fulfilling his dream of returning to the club where he trained as a player and achieved international status. Sevilla FC would like to thank Sergio Ramos for the maximum commitment, leadership and dedication he has shown during this campaign, wishing him the best of luck in his next professional challenge.“, was written in the official press release published by the Andalusian club on its website last June. A way to offer him a well-deserved exit in good and due form after a return full of romanticism last summer. The Real Madrid legend has also given solid helping hands to the Nervionenses with a total counter of 28 games played for 7 goals and 1 assist.

Dead calm despite offers

Many people have wondered what’s next for Sergio Ramos. At 38, the former PSG player does not seem determined to hang up his boots immediately. Several clubs have come to inquire, including contacts in Turkey, in Major League Soccer (MLS) in particular the San Diego club but also and especially in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the Spanish daily newspaper AS specifies that the Al-Nassr club where Cristiano Ronaldo, Ramos’ former teammate in Madrid, plays, was in negotiations with the central defender. The sporting director is none other than Fernando Hierro, a Madrid legend. Now, time is running out since Sergio Ramos is aware that he cannot delay in making a decision, since there are only a few days left before the closure of most football markets in Europe. In the bowels of the Ramon Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium, it is considered that a third dance is impossible. But AS This had also been assured throughout last summer and finally, at the last moment, Sergio Ramos had ended up signing for the Andalusian team. And this last point is very interesting to analyze.

Indeed, a certain popular discontent has been raging in Seville in recent weeks and many supporters are asking the management to repatriate Sergio Ramos as soon as possible. Not only out of romanticism, but also and above all out of necessity to erase the defensive ills of Francisco Javier García Pimienta’s troops. “This would not have happened to Sergio Ramos…”we heard more than once in the stands of a Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán who very quickly demanded the return of the former international of the Roja following the individual errors of Kike Salas and Marcão during the second day against Villarreal (defeat 1-2) but also of Nemanja Gudelj, who in recent times has played more in defense, author of a big error during the first day Las Palmas (2-2): “The reality is that we have played two games and they have scored four goals against us. It is very difficult like that.“, the coach admitted with resignation. It remains to be seen whether the management will reverse its decision with Ramos. The biggest obstacle is numerical. Sevilla still has four pure central defenders (Badé, Kike Salas, Marcao and Nianzou). In any case, the Spaniard has foreign proposals.