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Sergio Ramos to leave Real Madrid after 16 years

Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Villarreal - Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium, Madrid, Spain - July 16, 2020. Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates with the trophy after winning La Liga. [REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo]

Long-serving Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is to leave after a 16-year spell in which he won 22 trophies, the club said on Wednesday.

Ramos, 35, ran down his contract and, according to Spanish newspaper Marca, was unable to agree an extension after Real offered him a one-year deal on a 10% pay cut which he rejected.

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