Sergio Ramos will sign a contract extension at Real Madrid, says Jorge Valdano, with the Blancos expected to do all they can to avoid a repeat of the Cristiano Ronaldo saga that took one talismanic figure off their books.
The Blancos paid the price for parting with a five-time Ballon d’Or winner in the summer of 2018.
After nine record-setting years at Santiago Bernabeu, Portuguese superstar Ronaldo was allowed to head for Italy and link up with Juventus.
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Filling that void was never going to be easy for Real, and they have found that out to their cost through a number of failed experiments.