When Real Madrid Is At A Crossroads, Renewing Contract Or Selling Sergio Ramos?

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JAKARTA - A side effect of Sergio Ramos' contract saga at Real Madrid is that we will be witness to the usual rumors of other players.

Many have wondered where Ramos would have gone had he not stayed at Real Madrid. Does he fit in at Paris Saint-Germain? Why isn't Pep Guardiola chasing him, instead looking for another center-back?

Or will Ramos be better off in the Italian league? Who knows the situation will be like this later. If it talks about the possibility of leaving, then there is also talk of who might come to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

There are rumors, David Alaba will come to Madrid. However, we question whether this Austrian defender can adapt to the club in Spain? Can he play comfortably at Bayern Munich? Then came another name, Pau Torres. However, is the Villarreal defender a better bet?

Really, this is where we get to the point where a club is at a crossroads. This is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in a reduction in the salaries of Real Madrid players. Yes, they face great challenges ahead.

Then came suggestions from the 'opposite league', Liverpool had to bring Ramos to Anfield due to the defender crisis they were suffering from. However, Steve Nicol, who played for Liverpool between 1981 and 1994, never thought that the reigning Premier League champions should hunt down the captain of the Spanish national team and Los Blancos.

"I don't want to make this sound bad, but it depends on how desperate they are," Nicol said at ESPN when asked about whether Liverpool should try to sign Ramos.

Ramos suffered a hamstring injury when Spain beat Germany 6-0 in the UEFA Nations League. He will certainly miss the matches against Villareal, Inter Milan and Alaves. The captain is struggling to recover and is available for the team in the Champions League match against Shakhtar Donets on 1 December.

"If Liverpool get Ramos, it's only for a few seasons (considering he's not young anymore). I think he's reduced a little bit. But it's not the worst signing ever; he's going to do a good job. But even he was injured today. this, he's got a hamstring injury, "said Nicol.

What Ramos has done for Los Blancos is an extraordinary thing, even if his critics blame him every time he makes a mistake. It doesn't matter. The number of appearances, the record for goals, and the trophy cannot beat the mouths of the critics.

Ramos continues to play an important role in the Capital team, given that players like Eder Militao, Rodrygo Goes and Luka Jovic have not performed as expected.

They are considered to be key players, but the demands from Real Madrid are enormous. However, it should be noted that Ferland Mendy is the single most prominent new signing. His game developed, he was able to adapt and even shift Marcelo's establishment on the left side of Zinedine Zidane's army defense.

Hopefully, Ramos and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will talk about the defender's future in the coming days. However, the renewal of Ramos' contract boils down to the following: How many good central defenders in the world? How many of them fit in at Real Madrid? And lastly, can Florentino Perez sign any of them?