Arsenal 'contact Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos over possible Emirates move'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has contacted the agent of Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos over a potential move to the Emirates Stadium, it has been claimed.

Ramos, 28, has been with Los Blancos for almost a decade, having arrived from Sevilla for £20million in 2005.

However, recent reports have suggested that Ramos could soon leave the Santiago Bernabeu, with contract extension talks reportedly having reached an impasse.

And according to AS journalist Manuel Esteban Manolete, Gunners boss Wenger has contacted Ramos' representatives to gauge his interest in a possible move to north London.

"Wenger has called Rene Ramos, the agent and brother of Sergio Ramos," he told radio show La Goleada.

Wenger this week admitted that the Gunners defence lacks leadership - having seen them concede late to Liverpool on Sunday.

“They should be talking, yes," said Wenger on his defence. "Maybe they do talk but it doesn't look like that when you look at the pictures. Of course it’s important to have someone organising.

"You want somebody to take the leadership there."

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