The Blues supremo held negotiations with the defender's
representative, and brother, René Ramos during the basketball
Euroleague Final Four in the Spanish capital, according to El
Mundo Deportivo.
An offer of €7m-per-year after tax was laid on the table which
would more than double Ramos' current deal at Madrid which sees him
take home around €3m-a-season.
Chelsea are also prepared to shell out a huge transfer fee to land
their man, if the report is to be believed, and Ramón Calderón is
said to be interested with the funds being able to be used to
bolster the squad during the summer.
Abramovich is keen to revitalise the Chelsea team and that next
season his team are not in the position of having to play second
fiddle to Manchester United in the Premier League.
The Russian oligarch is preparing to dig into his coffers again to
prise some of Europe's best players away from their current clubs
and Ramos fits the bill perfectly.
Madrid have still not settled on a new contract with the former
Sevilla defender and the Blues' approach will make it even hard for
them to settle on a deal.
El Mundo Deportivo have chosen the day of el Clásico to
report the move for Ramos, but Abramovich was in Madrid this week
to see the basketball tournament.
