With an emotional word that cried everyone present at the press conference, which was held by Sergio Ramos, the former captain of Real Madrid, the latter said goodbye to a team he spent 16 years with.
Ramos, 35, used words similar to those used by French coach Zinedine Zidane when he first left Real Madrid, which is "See you soon .. I will not say goodbye."
And the former captain of the Spain national team added, "The moment came, and it is one of the most difficult moments in my life, to say goodbye to Real Madrid. I came to the team with my hand in my father's hand." He stopped talking and broke down in tears.
"It is impossible not to be emotional, I would have liked to say goodbye at the (Santiago Bernabeu) stadium."
"Thank you Real Madrid, I will always carry the team in my heart, the end of a wonderful era, a unique period in my life, the start of a new phase of hope and future, and a great passion to show my best in the coming years, and to be able to add a new title to my career, thank you all, this More than goodbye, see you later, I'll be back."
This is heartbreaking.
I knew it was going to be tough when the news will be official.
Oh man, Sergio Ramos.. do you even know how important you've been to all of us?
This is just sad.
Broken.
I will always miss you.
I love you Ramos❤️😭 #HalaMadrid #Ramos #Ramos pic.twitter.com/AcW5aJU36w
— barjes abadi (@AbadiBarjes) June 17, 2021
Ramos joined Real Madrid from Seville in the summer of 2005, and scored 101 goals and made 40 other goals in 671 matches in the royal shirt.
With the team, he won the Spanish League title 5 times, the European Champions League 4 times, the King's Cup twice, the Spanish Super Cup 4 times, the European Super Cup 3 times, and the Club World Cup 4 times.
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Reasons to leave
The newspaper "Marca" indicates that the reasons for Ramos' departure from the royal - which was an impossible idea years ago - are due to the breakdown of the relationship between Ramos and club president Florentino Perez.
Last January - according to the Spanish newspaper - the two parties sat down to negotiate the extension of Ramos' contract, which expires at the end of this month;
But the talks abruptly stopped, and then rumors spread that Ramos was about to leave.
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Ramos believed that despite his advanced age, he still had the ability and fitness to play at a high level, and demanded a two-year contract and the same annual salary that he was receiving;
That is about 12 million euros.
But Perez refused and imposed deductions on the salaries of the players in the team, and this is what Ramos refused, and this refusal represented the drop that overflowed the cup.
Ramos felt that he was not treated as a leader who sacrificed and scored decisive goals and awarded local and continental titles to the team, which led to a widening gap between the leader and the president.
Despite the delay in announcing the departure until yesterday;
But "Marca" revealed that Ramos' departure train for the royal was put on the tracks last January.
In addition to all that was mentioned, such as the arrival of coach Carlo Ancelotti, who - apparently - decided not to rely on the veteran defender.
In recent discussions about next season's squad, Ramos' name was not mentioned;
So even though the "Merengue" legend was training with the team and wearing his shirt, his meetings with the club revolved around preparing for his exit.
It is reported that Rene Ramos, Sergio's brother and his agent, recorded his "like" on Twitter, written - last January - by a Spanish journalist, and it stated, "Someone must explain how and why we got to this point, allowing the captain and one of the club's legends to appear within A list of players that you can negotiate with any team, and move to it for free."