Sergio Ramos hints he will stay at Real Madrid even if Jose Mourinho is appointed manager

Sergio Ramos has hinted he will stay at Real Madrid even if Jose Mourinho is reappointed insisting he will “always support” the club’s manager.

The Real Madrid captain had a famously frosty relationship with Mourinho when the Portuguese was in charge from 2010-13 and reports this weekend suggested the defender would seek a move away should Mourinho replace current boss Santiago Solari in the Spanish capital.

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Following Madrid’s exit from the Champions League last week and their wretched domestic form, Solari has appeared on the verge of the sack with former president Ramon Calderon revealing in iweekend on Saturday that Mourinho could come in as early as this week.

‘We always support the Real Madrid coach’

Addressing speculation over Solari’s future in a wide-ranging statement on Twitter on Monday, Ramos said: “It’s a decision that’s not ours to make and in which we never interfere.

“We have enormous respect for the position and we always support the Real Madrid coach.”

Ramos also addressed his deliberate yellow card in the Champions League last 16 first leg tie against Ajax which saw him miss defeat in the second leg.

“Was the yellow card in Amsterdam an error? Absolutely it was an error and I take the blame 200 per cent,” Ramos said.

Taking responsibility

Defeat to Ajax was Madrid’s third in the space of a week, a run which effectively ended their hopes in three competitions.

“As footballers we like to do our talking on the pitch but this season is not turning out that way,” Ramos added.

“Recent events have been disastrous and I’m not hiding. We are not hiding. We the players are primarily responsible and I, as captain, more than anyone.”