A few days before the players return to training, significant news is shaking the Madrid community. Silent for a few days, Carlo Ancelotti, who was expecting a major reinforcement, namely Sergio Ramos, is reportedly very disappointed by his bosses’ final decision.
The transfer market will open in a few weeks. After the summer transfer window, where major transactions take place, the winter window, which allows clubs to readjust their squads, arrives at the end of December. At Real Madrid, this period will be particularly significant due to the current situation of the team, severely weakened by injuries. Like last season, several players in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad are injured.
The unusual stance of the Madrid leaders
While the situation of Rodrygo Goes in attack is concerning, the situation in defence is catastrophic with the absences of Carvajal and Éder Militão for the rest of the season. Once again injured in the knee (on November 9th against Osasuna), like last year, the 26-year-old Brazilian central defender leaves the Madrid defence in a complex situation. Added to the muscle injury of Lucas Vázquez, who is the only remaining player to cover the right side, a strong reaction from Florentino Pérez and his associates to urgently recruit was expected.
Just after the new injury cases recorded in defence during the team’s last match, the name of Sergio Ramos resurfaced. Like the legend Guti, several Madrid fans are calling on the club’s management to bring back the 38-year-old Spanish veteran. Currently a free agent, Ramos is eager to help the club that raised him to be recognised worldwide as one of the best defenders of his generation. Despite this enticing option, Florentino Pérez and José Ángel Sánchez firmly close the door.
Ancelotti’s disappointment regarding Ramos
In recent hours, the newspaper Marca reveals that out of a hundred proposals received since the injuries to Militão and Vázquez, the name of Sergio Ramos is the one that Real Madrid’s leaders are not considering at all. While transactions could take place in January depending on the team’s upcoming performances, Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly very disappointed with the treatment of Sergio Ramos. According to information gathered at Valdebebas, the 65-year-old coach viewed the return of the 38-year-old veteran very favourably.
Despite publicly stating that he trusts the young reserve players, Carlo Ancelotti was expecting Ramos’s arrival, which would provide a more viable solution due to his experience and versatility. Furthermore, it is reported that the Real coach even hinted to some officials his desire to see his former protégé, whom he knew between 2013 and 2015, return as a medical joker well before the end of the current international break.
Unfortunately, the coach’s desire does not seem to change the minds of the Madrid leaders, who almost never allow their former players to return to the club after leaving. In any case, one can understand Carlo Ancelotti’s desire, as it must be said, seeing the important upcoming matches before the end of the year, it is suicidal to rely on inexperienced youngsters or to makeshift with players leaving their preferred positions to defend, like Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde.
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