The reason Arsenal failed to complete Real Madrid academy graduate’s signing this summer
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Jacobo Ramon is one of the many Real Madrid talents currently developing at an external club in the hope of securing a return home someday.
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Los Blancos sold the player to Como last summer but continue to retain a major stake in his rights, as has been the policy with all youth sales in recent times.
They pocketed a sum of €2.5 million for Ramon’s transfer to Como permanently, but Los Blancos not only retained 50% of his rights but also multiple buy-back options on him.
Interest from London
During the recently concluded summer transfer window, Premier League giants Arsenal were linked with a move for Ramon and monitored him closely. Eventually, however, the deal did not work out.
Ramon has grown well in Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
As confirmed by BBC Sport, the Gunners were indeed interested in signing the La Fabrica talent in the summer transfer window and were monitoring his situation in Serie A closely.
However, certain clauses in his current contract made it difficult for a move to materialise and complicated the affair. Thus, an agreement could not be reached an Arsenal moved on to other targets.
Real Madrid’s tight grip
While there is no clarity on the nature of the clauses that complicated Arsenal’s dream of signing Ramon, they likely had to do with Real Madrid’s stake in the player.
Will Arsenal return for the player? (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Having multiple buy-back options on the young defender and also holding 50% of his rights, Real Madrid have a tight grip over the young talent’s future.
For Arsenal to sign him, thus, would not only require them to convince the player and his current club but also Florentino Perez and Co., making it an elaborate process of approvals for a simple transfer.
It remains to be seen what materialises for Ramon’s future in the coming transfer windows, and Real Madrid’s decision on his clauses will play a major part in the same.
Given how the club have reinforced the defence and will likely push for another elite centre-back next summer, it is unlikely for Ramon to have a realistic chance of making it big at the club of his dreams.
Real Madrid could, however, buy the player back and act as an intermediary before selling him for a profit, just as they did with Nico Paz.