Ramos gets injured again
Sergio Ramos' 2021 is being one blur after another. The Sevillian
ends his contract on June 30
and, in the middle of a tough negotiation, injuries do not stop torpedoing his position at the table. The center-back has only played five games for Real Madrid so far this year and, after the poor image he offered at Stamford Bridge, he suffers a new muscle injury that threatens his end of the season.
The center-back was not present on Friday for the return to training and this Saturday, after another absence, Real Madrid announced that he suffers from
"tendinosis of the semimembranous muscle of the left leg"
. There are four days left, but the schedule for this pandemic season has compressed them into just two weeks. Every medical part has taken a bite out of his bargaining strength and this latest injury leaves him cornered.
Behind the refusals to Real Madrid's offers was the conviction that the team would suffer without him. That a hypothetical crash would underscore the value he still has for the team. But far from collapsing,
Real Madrid got into the semifinals of the Champions League and depends on itself to be League champion
. His absence has allowed Militao to have continuity for the first time and the Brazilian has responded with note.
Ramos faced the season in an unbeatable position to negotiate. His leadership on the field was vital to conquer the last League title and, outside of it, to agree with the dressing room on
the salary reduction
due to the pandemic. But the negotiation soon ran aground.
The captain asked for two more years on his contract and Real Madrid only offered him one, in line with the club's policy with players his age (35 years).
He wanted to keep his salary
and the white club asked him for a reduction. And every step has played against him.
Ramos infiltrated twice to play the Spanish
Super Cup
, but the discomfort in his left knee forced him to undergo surgery only three weeks later. But they have not only been misfortunes, but also decisions that have not been understood in the club, such as leaving with the Spanish team as soon as they returned after two months in the dry dock. All for chasing the Egyptian Ahmed Hassan's international record (184), which is just a stone's throw away.
Although
Luis Enrique
reiterated that he was fit to play, Ramos only played two times (45 minutes against Greece and five against Kosovo) and returned injured, a muscle injury that ruled him out for a vital stretch of the season: the quarterfinals against him. Liverpool, the Clásico against Barça and the first leg of the semifinals against Chelsea.
Zidane, like Luis Enrique in his day, reiterated this Saturday that Sergio Ramos was fit to play, but it is likely that the Sevillian,
like Mendy
, would not have played had it not been the game that it was.
Ramos has only played five of the 26 Real Madrid games so far in 2021. 21 of the 48 he has played this season.
And, whether or not he arrives in time for the last days, he will be far from the 33 he played in 2015-16.
The Real Madrid captain has stretched to the maximum to negotiate his renewal and, with less than two months to finish the contract, the rope is breaking on his side.
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