Real Madrid pitched a shutout on Saturday morning in La Liga, blanketing an Osasuna attack that once put up four on league leaders Barcelona this season to bounce back from 4-0 and 3-1 defeats to Barcelona and AC Milan, respectively.
But Osasuna isn’t the greatest barometer for Real’s ability to stop the attacks that could actually ruin their title chances in La Liga and the Champions League, and, if anything, things are about to get worse for Real Madrid.
For the second straight season, Eder Militao has gone down with a torn ACL, taking, by far, Real’s best defender out of the equation. And Real were still without a key center back in David Alaba, still recovering from his own season-ending injury from last December.
That leaves Antonio Rudiger as the lone senior center back in the side, with Real Madrid further hurt by injuries to Castilla center back products, most namely Joan Martinez in the preseason.
Real Madrid, after waffling on the center back position for the last two years despite seeing all the warnings signs, are finally about to take drastic action in the January 2025 transfer window.
But before that, Real Madrid can still make an important addition to their defense. After Real’s win over Osasuna and the Militao injury, legendary playmaker Guti had wise words for Los Blancos, via Madrid Xtra:
“Ramos would cost zero. I would look at him for Real Madrid.”
There’s nothing that speaks against Real Madrid reuniting with Sergio Ramos. They literally don’t have any better options in their side, and you could even argue that Ramos is a more consistent player than their current best healthy center back, Rudiger.
Ramos was excellent for Sevilla before walking away from La Liga, but you know that he would come back in a heartbeat if Real Madrid call him in desperate need of his help.
Real Madrid need a leader at the back. They literally have no leaders. Rudiger is a great character in the locker room but too much of a hothead. The fullbacks aren’t nearly good enough to lead now that Dani Carvajal is done for the year with his own ACL tear.
Ramos is a natural born leader and one of the greatest at pulling a team together in the history of this sport – not even just Real Madrid. His ball-playing ability, reading of the game, and warrior spirit have not deteriorated, and like Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo, he keeps himself in such incredible shape.
Nobody would expect Ramos to come in and play at his prime level, and Real Madrid can’t ONLY sign Ramos. But in conjunction with another winter addition, Ramos could be an important, if not necessary, reunion for a reeling Real Madrid.
