Sergio Ramos has insisted that he is at peace with his omission from Spain’s Euro 2020 squad after a “f cked up few months” at Real Madrid.
Luis Enrique named his final 24-man squad for this summer’s European Championship yesterday with Ramos the most notable absentee given his status as the national team captain.
Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets will be taking up leadership duties for La Roja instead of the 35-year-old, who has conceded that he is not physically ready to participate in a major tournament.
Ramos endured an injury-plagued 2020-21 campaign at Real which saw him restricted to just 21 appearances across all competitions, and has only started two games since undergoing knee surgery in January.
The best signings of 2020 - ranked
2020 has been a difficult year in the transfer market. As soon as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Europe from February and March, with stadiums closed and seasons put on hold, budgets received an almighty hit that limited what was possible in the summer transfer window.
Clubs had to be more careful with that funds they had and plenty are still feeling the ill-effects of the crisis now because things remain far from normal.
Looking back at both transfer windows in 2020 – January and summer – here’s a look at 15 of the best signings made across Europe this calendar year.
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Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Haaland and Hojbjerg have all had a fantastic 2020 | Lukas Schulze/Getty Images
2020 has been a difficult year in the transfer market. As soon as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Europe from February and March, with stadiums closed and seasons put on hold, budgets received an almighty hit that limited what was possible in the summer transfer window.
Clubs had to be more careful with that funds they had and plenty are still feeling the ill-effects of the crisis now because things remain far from normal.
Looking back at both transfer windows in 2020 – January and summer – here’s a look at 15 of the best signings made across Europe this calendar year.