Sergio Ramos says he would “open the door” to Neymar if he wanted to switch to the Bernabeu, while also admitting Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent moodiness is “not the best.”
“I like to have the best players, and Neymar is one of them,” Ramos said on the El Larguero radio show. “Maybe he thought it would be easier to go through PSG first, rather than straight from Barca to Madrid. I hope so. You never know in football.
“He could bring us a lot of quality. I’d open the door if he wants to come in December.”
Ronaldo recently said that the Madrid squad was weaker after players such as Alvaro Morata and Pepe left in the summer.
But Ramos said: “I don’t agree that we were stronger [last season]. When we won the two Supercups [in August], we were stronger than ever — now people are being opportunist.
“I would look more to the injuries. The squad has changed this year, but it is not better or worse. I prefer to look at this in May, which is when the paella is ready.”
Ronaldo has only netted once in La Liga so far this season, and while Ramos downplayed questions about his teammate’s apparent frustration, he admitted that some of Ronaldo’s reaction could improve.
“He is fine, he has just spoiled us before [with so many goals],” Ramos said. “Some might like Cristiano’s gestures more than others. But I don’t get surprised after so many years.
“This ambition he has makes him more grouchy when he does not score. Maybe that is not the best.
“For me personally, I don’t care if the goal comes from Cristiano, Isco or if [goalkeepers] Kiko Casilla or Keylor Navas go up and get a header.
“Cristiano is going for the Golden Boot, the Ballon d’Or, which depend on these details, on him scoring goals. But you cannot blame him for that as he gives us so much.”
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