Return to his youth club
Sergio Ramos pays his “debt” to grandpa
09/04/2023, 06:35 p.m
The return of ex-Spanish international Sergio Ramos to FC Sevilla is fixed. The 37-year-old is making good on an old promise, he says, and is signing a contract until the end of the season. The move is also a rejection of Lionel Messi and Saudi Arabia.
The highly decorated Spanish soccer star Sergio Ramos is making good on an old promise and is returning to his youth club Sevilla FC. Seville confirmed this. The 37-year-old had previously traveled to the capital of Andalusia to undergo the obligatory medical check-up there. Ramos signed a contract until the end of the season.
“It’s a special day – it always is when you come home,” said Ramos upon arrival. “I’m looking forward to coming back and participating as soon as possible.” Sergio Ramos is returning home, it said on X, formerly Twitter. “Today is a very special day for me, a very moving day,” said the 2010 world champion in a video posted by the club.
With his return home, he is paying a “debt” to his father, his grandfather, Sevilla and his former teammate Antonio Puerta, who died in 2007 after collapsing in a league game, Ramos said, “to many things that meant a lot to me. It was at the Time”. His grandfather made him a “Sevillista” early on.
Seville instead of Messi or Saudi Arabia
Ramos was without a club following his departure from Paris St. Germain this summer. The former World and two-time European champions, who made 180 appearances for Spain and scored 23 goals, spent 16 years at Real Madrid before his two seasons at PSG. From 1996 to 2005 he wore the shirt for Sevilla and appeared there in 49 competitive games for the professionals. He had ended his career in the national team in June after coach Luis de la Fuente increasingly relied on young players and no longer nominated him.
Just two months ago, Seville Vice-President José María del Nido Carrasco had ruled out Ramos’ return. Recently, Lionel Messi’s club, Inter Miami, is said to have negotiated with veteran Ramos. Media reports had also speculated about a move to Saudi Arabia.