Sergio Ramos announces he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain

After Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos. The two former residents of La Liga will leave the French championship and Paris Saint-Germain at the end of their contract, on June 30, 2023. For the Argentinian world champion, it was expected and Christophe Galtier made it official at a press conference on Thursday. For the 37-year-old Spaniard, this announcement, Friday June 2, is a surprise because the extension of his contract was still in the pipeline in recent weeks.

“Tomorrow will be a very special day, tomorrow I will say goodbye to another stage of my life, goodbye to PSG. I don’t know if there are many places to call home, but PSG, their supporters and Paris are definitely one of them for me.“wrote the Spanish central defender, who will play his last match with Paris against Clermont in Ligue 1 on Saturday, on his Twitter account.

At 37, Sergio Ramos hinted that he was not going to end his career: “Thank you for these two special years during which I was able to play all the tournaments and give the best of myself. I will take up new challenges, I will wear other colors but first, for the last time: Go Paris!“

A failed first season

It is therefore after 57 games – he should play his 58th and last with PSG tomorrow against Clermont at the Parc des Princes – under the Parisian colors that Sergio Ramos leaves France. The Spaniard’s first season was particularly disappointing. Arrived free in the summer of 2021 from Real Madrid, where he had won four Champions Leagues, Sergio Ramos was unavailable for a long time in the first months due to injuries.

Already diminished during his last season with Real Madrid, the ex-Spanish international (180 caps) has had physical glitches with PSG. His long absence even provoked the ire of Parisian supporters, who notably took him to task – like Lionel Messi or Neymar – following the elimination of Paris in the knockout stages of the Champions League. in April 2022.

Sergio Ramos will finally have shown a better version of himself during his second season with Paris, during which he was able to string together matches. PSG supporters will only have been able to enjoy the Spanish defender, one of the most successful in the history of football, during these few months. Presented with great fanfare alongside Messi during the match against Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes in August 2021, Sergio Ramos will therefore bid farewell to PSG on Saturday evening, in this same Parc des Princes. With necessarily a touch of emotion.