Real Madrid have already chosen the replacement of Sergio Ramos

With tears in the eyes, Sergio Bouquets said goodbye last Thursday to Real Madrid, club where he became a legend and where he shone for 15 seasons. Although it is still unknown which team he will join, since his contract ended and he will be a free agent since July 1, the white cast is already working to hire his replacement.

Until now, the Spanish team announced the arrival of David praise, the 28-year-old Austrian defender from the Bayern Munich that arrived with the pass in his possession is for now the only reinforcement on the market. But the leadership, which has made all its economic efforts to finish the drafting of the Santiago Bernabeu, plans to make a large outlay to sign a central hierarchy.

The Spanish television program The beach bar revealed that the main target is Jules Koundé. The 22-year-old defender has had a brilliant campaign at Sevilla and is in the crosshairs of several powerful clubs in Europe., so Real Madrid wants to speed up the negotiations. For this, it would be preparing an offer according to expectations that would be around USD 47.7 million, according to journalist Edu Aguirre.

It remains to be seen if this figure is enough to convince Sevilla to part with the Frenchman whose market value is estimated to be over USD 85 million. In addition, the young marker became a key piece of the team that finished fourth in La Liga and qualified for the next Champions League.

Real Madrid, which had loosely anticipated not making large outlays in this market, thus seems to have changed its mind after the departure of Sergio Ramos. It is that the leadership commanded by Florentino Pérez remembers what happened in 2018, when Cristiano Ronaldo left for Juventus. At that time the white club understood that they did not need to hire another striker and stayed with Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema. The consequence was that the team suffered the departure of the Portuguese gunner and finished third in La Liga, was defeated by Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinal with a 4-1 aggregate and eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16 by the Ajax.

Such a precedent makes the leadership review what happened and that is why They will try to close the transfer of Koundé so that the white defense suffers as little as possible the departure of Ramos. In turn, the club could afford to make that financial effort if one takes into account that Kylian Mbappé, the great desire of the leadership and the public, will not be transferred by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and will only be able to leave. of the French institution in 2022 when their contractual relationship ends. When the time comes, Real Madrid could keep the striker at zero cost.

Beyond all this panorama, it will be practically impossible for the Spanish institution to replace Sergio Ramos, who in 15 seasons became a benchmark on the pitch, a key player for coaches and an idol for the fans.. During his time at the club, he won four Champions League (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018), four Club World Cups (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018), five Spanish Leagues (2007, 2008, 2012, 2017 and 2020) , three European Super Cups (2014, 2016 and 2017), two King’s Cups (2011 and 2014) and four Spanish Super Cups (2008, 2012, 2017 and 2020).

Regarding the future of the 35-year-old footballer, the information from the Old Continent speaks of a millionaire proposal from PSG to keep his services for the next season. The Arab sheiks who own the Parisian club know about Ramos’ winning lineage and have been obsessed with winning the Champions League for years. But the names of the United States MLS, Manchester City and even Sevilla have also been shuffled, although the latter seems more complex.

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