Sergio Ramos: "I turned down an opportunity to move to the Premier League in the summer"

The agent of Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has revealed that the Spanish international defender turned down the chance to move to the Premier League during the summer, claiming that he was not interested in the move as he is at “the best club in the world.”

Rene Ramos, who is also the 27-year-old’s brother, told Marca that he passed on the chance to talk to the mystery English side, despite a “very very big” offer.

“Out of respect to the club I will only say that they are English,” opened Ramos.

“The offers are very, very big in economical terms, but we are at the club we want to be at. The best in the world.

“So, more than once, I had to say “Thanks very much for your interest, but no”. I reiterate, right now, leaving Real Madrid is a non-starter.”

Ramos has two years left on his contract at the Bernabau which, despite appearing a fair chunk of time, is a topic that his brother believes has done “a lot of harm.” However he insisted that he was not concerned about a new deal, asserting that club chairman Florentino Perez will call when the time is right.

“I don’t decide that, it’s not my decision,” he added.

“Florentino Perez would have to answer that. They are two years left, [Perez] will call when the time is right and when that happens I’ll be there, like before. But I’ve never asked for a renewal.

“The renewal topic has done a lot of harm, it has caused problems. We have not asked for any new deal. There are two years to go. It’s certain that Sergio, as he’s no longer a kid, although at home we call him a kid, is not affected at all by this.”