Manchester City have entered the race to sign Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, according to reports.
The central defender has been subject of interest from City’s rivals Manchester United in recent days with media stories suggesting they have had two bids turned down for the World Cup winner.
And the Mirror says an already complicated situation have been made more so with the Etihad Stadium side planning to launch a bid for the 29-year-old.
Ramos has two years left on his deal at the Santiago Bernabeu but is reportedly upset with the club and president Florentino Perez to not budge on his requests to be placed among the top earners at the 10-time Champions League winners. The Spain international, who scored Real’s all-important equaliser in the momentous Decima Champions League final is behind Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Iker Casillas in he payscale and feels he deserves a better contract.
Some pundits have suggested Ramos is using United’s interest to increase his negotiating power at Real and secure the contract he wants.
But City are in need of a new defender too, and would be willing to pay a high price to outbid their city rivals. They signed Eliaquim Mangala for 40 million euros last summer but he has failed to settle, while Martin Demichelis is 34 years of age now and has seen better days.
