MADRID – Manchester City are closely following Sergio Ramos’ situation to try to sign him as a free agent next summer, various sources confirmed to ESPN.
The Madrid captain has been free to negotiate with other clubs since January 1 since his contract with the white club expires on June 30 and he remains unpaid.
The city knows that the operation will be very complicated, but they want to strengthen the defense for next season and, according to ESPN, Pep Guardiola likes the option of the veteran Spanish footballer.
Ramos will turn 35 in March, but in Manchester he believes his performance is still optimal and considers it an “interesting” operation for a defense that continues to miss an experienced reference since Vincent Kompany left.
Guardiola has four young central defenders such as Ruben Dias (23), Nathan Ake (25), John Stones (26) and Aymeric Laporte (26), but at the English club he believes that the leadership and international experience of a footballer like Ramos would be good. came to a team that continues to dream of winning its first Champions League.
In addition, the same sources say that the city would have no problem dealing with the Ramos file, given that it would reach zero cost.
In one way or another, Ramos’ first option continues to be to renew his contract with Madrid.
The conversations between the white captain and the club started after the summer, and the predisposition of both parties is good. Ramos wants to renew for another two years, and Madrid agrees with this duration, but negotiations are slower than expected due to the Covid-19 situation and, especially, the repercussions that the pandemic had on the cassettes of the white club .
In Manchester, they know the operation is complicated, because they understand that it is normal for Ramos to end up renovating, but they want to be well positioned in case the negotiations become unpleasant and there is a real possibility that the captain will leave the Santiago Bernabéu.