José Mourinho is committed to a renewed collaboration with Sergio Ramos. according to La Gazzetta dello Sport the new AS Roma coach has already had a first telephone contact with the 35-year-old defender, who announced his retirement from Real Madrid last week. Mourinho worked between 2010 and 2013 The Royal even together with the coveted Ramos.
According to the above newspaper, Mourinho must first get rid of Chris Smalling. The centre-back is in the strong interest of Everton and Mourinho is reportedly willing to let him leave in the interim. The Portuguese elector preys on a different kind of defender and in that search he ended up with Ramos. Mourinho said last week in conversation with talkSPORT Despite his age, he finds the Spanish mandecker extremely suitable for the Premier League.
Josep Pedrerol reveals 50 million contract demands from Sergio Ramos
Clubs have to dig deep into their pockets for the defender who left Real Madrid.
“Look at Thiago Silva at Chelsea, it’s a similar situation,” Mourinho said. “He didn’t play everything last season, but he was there every time in the big games. With his leadership qualities he was extremely important for the development of the team and I believe that such a role can be played by Ramos. He is physical absolutely capable of meeting the demands of the Premier League, I have no doubt about that,” said Mourinho.
According to various media abroad, in addition to Roma, Manchester City, Manchester United, Sevilla, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain are in the race for the signature of Ramos. According to the Spanish journalist Josep Pedrerol, however, clubs have to dig deep into their pockets. On a broadcast of El Chiringuito he reported that Ramos wants to sign at least a two-year contract with his new club, with a net annual salary of fifteen million euros. He also wants a signing bonus of twenty million euros from the club that will pick him up on a free transfer.
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