Sergio Ramos will leave Real Madrid on Thursday after failing to agree a new contract with the Spanish giants. Ramos has spent the last 16 years at Real, the bulk of his glittering career as a player. During that spell, he has won the Champions League four times and La Liga five times.

Is Ramos leaving Real Madrid?

Sergio Ramos is leaving Real Madrid after 16 remarkable seasons.

Why is Ramos leaving Real Madrid?

Ramos and Real Madrid had been negotiating for months. The club wanted to offer a year's contract with a 10 per cent pay cut. Ramos, agreeing to the pay cut, wanted two years. ... Ironically, a man who made a habit of scoring late goals, is leaving because he was late in agreeing to his contractual negotiations.