Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, has opened up on his relationship with former club, Sevilla.
According to the Spanish defender, he has been left emotionally pained by the fallout from his move to the Santiago Bernabeu.
Ramos swapped his boyhood club for Los Blancos in 2005. But the manner of the defender’s depature from Andalusia has left its marks on the psyche of both the player and his old stomping ground.
“I know what Sevilla is and how the fans feel,” Ramos stated in his Amazon documentary The Legend of Sergio Ramos.
“Nobody can tell me, because I’ve experienced it since I was young.
“All of the information was manipulated, and they lied to Sevilla. It was painful, not only for me but for my family. I’ll never forgive them for the pain my grandparents went through, for my parents, who cannot return to Sevilla’s stadium.
“I’ve made mistakes in my life and one of the biggest was not coming out publicly to explain [the move]. I let others tell the story for me.
“My signing was fully agreed between the clubs; it wasn’t Real Madrid meeting a clause, as it was said to have been. That meant the fans didn’t give me the same affection that I’ve always had and always will have for the club.”
