Sergio Ramos would only leave Real Madrid to join Manchester United, says former Real president Ramon Calderon.
The Red Devils have bid £28.6m for Ramos, who they believe wants to leave, and Calderon thinks the 29-year-old Spain defender is ready to move.
“I know Sergio has told the general manager to listen to offers they get from Manchester United,” said Calderon, who served as president of the Spanish club from 2006 to 2009.
“He only wants to go to United.”
There have been suggestions Ramos is using speculation about his future to negotiate a better contract at Real, the club he joined from Sevilla for 27m euros in 2005.
However Calderon believes his discontent is genuine.
“Things are in a very bad situation,” he said.
“As time has gone on, things have not only not improved, they have got worse.
“Now it is not a question of money. It is a lack of affection the player is feeling from Real Madrid.”
United goalkeeper David De Gea, meanwhile, continues to interest Real as he enters the final year of his contract at Old Trafford.
Both De Gea and Ramos are about to return to their current clubs for pre-season training, and will be part of tours to the US and Australia respectively unless anything changes in the next 12 days.
They have “contracts so they can’t say they won’t go, unless they have a good reason, like an injury,” said Calderon.
