Sergio Ramos confirms Manchester United made "firm offer" to sign him last summer

The Real Madrid captain considered the offer, but resolved his differences with the Spanish club

Sergio Ramos has confirmed that Manchester United made "a firm offer" to sign him last summer. The Real Madrid defender made it look as if he were set to leave the Bernabeu last summer with contract talks having stalled, but the feeling in agent circles was always that he would stay in the Spanish capital. Ramos' representative, his brother Rene, did however manage to convince Manchester United chief Ed Woodward that the centre-back was ready to walk out on the Spanish giants. As reported by Mirror Football at the time , United offered nearly £29million for the defender, who was 29 at the time, and £8.5million a year to try and entice him to Old Trafford.

"The problems that I had were resolved... but they weren't [money] ones." Indeed, Ramos accepted a lower offer of £7m per year from Madrid president Florentino Perez in order to remain in La Liga after patching up their differences, and he was rewarded with the captain's armband. Ramos was made captain and repaired his relationship with Perez, who he last night described as "a father figure."