Sergio Ramos rejects Jose Mourinho’s offer, set to join Mexican team

Sergio Ramos is due to undergo a medical in Madrid on Monday before completing a move to Mexico’s Monterrey, according to various reports.

The former Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla defender, 38, signed a pre-contract agreement on Sunday, sources said, after Monterrey executives travelled to Spain to finalise the details on a one-year contract until December 2025.

Ramos has been a free agent since leaving Sevilla at the end of last season but that is set to change in the next few hours.

According to reports, Ramos is due to travel to Mexico later this week.

The former World Cup and European Championship winner had been close to joining Fenerbahce — and his former boss José Mourinho — in recent weeks but the deal broke down.

Mourinho coached Ramos at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013, although their relationship at that time was turbulent.

The Turkish giants were the team that showed most interest in Ramos, among a number of interested parties, before he opted for Monterrey.

“I have little to add about Sergio,” Monterrey coach Martin Demichelis said, after their 1-0 win over Necaxa this weekend.

“[On Sunday] club officials will be traveling to Madrid to do the necessary things so that Sergio can come. The medical check-up and his work visa will be done there in Madrid, so that he can arrive as soon as possible.

“Next week we’ll have the presentation of all the players who have arrived, with Sergio included. That would be great.”

Ramos spent 16 years at Real Madrid. He captained the club and won four Champions Leagues and five LaLiga trophies. He left Madrid on a free transfer in 2021 and spent two seasons with PSG, before returning to Sevilla for the 2023-24 season.