Thread: Ivan Ramis

Remember him? I know it's the Daily Record, but we've been linked with him before in January.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/footbal...6908-22438814/

Real Mallorca offer stopper Ivan Ramis to Celtic in cut-price £1.5m deal

REAL MALLORCA have begged Celtic to re-ignite their interest in Spanish centre-back Ivan Ramis - and have offered the stopper for a cut-price £1.5million to sweeten the deal.

The cash-strapped club are £71.4million in debt and have gone into voluntary administration.

On Thursday the La Liga outfit were excluded from this season's Europa League by UEFA for 'not fulfilling the admission criteria'.

Boss Michael Laudrup has been ordered to sell his best players in a bid to ease the cash crisis and Ramis will be one of the first to ship out.

Former Celtic boss Tony Mowbray was on the brink of signing the 25-year-old on January's transfer deadline day but Hoops couldn't meet the Spaniards' £2.5million asking price.

That fee has now been slashed and Mailsport understands Mallorca have made contact with Celtic in a bid to off-load Ramis.

Current Hoops gaffer Neil Lennon is a fan of the defender, who was instrumental in Mallorca's fine fifth-place nish in La Liga last season.

Lennon is in the market for a centre-half and Ramis is now an affordable target. The player himself is resigned to leaving Spain as he has just one year left on his deal and must be sold by Real if they want to get any money for him.

He said: "I accept I have to exit as we are in a dif cult situation. If I leave, it will suit all parties."

Ramis' agent Javier Diaz told MailSport last night a move to Celtic may be possible - despite the collapse of the previous deal.

He said: "In December it looked as if Ivan would go to Celtic but the two clubs couldn't agree on it.

"Now the situation has changed. Real Mallorca need money and it's possible we could begin talks again. Ivan likes Celtic and he would be open to going there.

"He'd enjoy Scottish football but we'll have to wait and see."

Greek side Panathanaikos are the only other club to have shown an interest in Ramis but if they are successful in their pursuit of Arsenal defender William Gallas, they won't go after the Spaniard.

After working with Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell in January over the proposed transfer of Ramis, Mallorca are keen to re-negotiate with the Hoops chief before the start of the SPL campaign.

The Spanish club are in a grave financial predicament, having built up such massive debts and exclusion from Europe has come as a further blow.

They plan to appeal UEFA's ruling in the hope of earning much needed cash from a Euro run and the club are hopeful the decision will be overturned.

Sold.

Nice one.Sign him up.

Never seen him in action but there's a very good chance he's a better CB than what we have, sign him up if along with Campbell and Gallas.

How did they lose 10 milllion a month? Well whatever, I'd sign him in a shot.

This story again? Pish.

I reckon we should be having a look at a few Mallorca players tbh. They just missed out on the CL last year so they must have some good quality there.

A guy who started for the fifth best team in La Liga would dominate in Scotland

Was gutted when we missed out on hime - to get him for that price should be a no-brainer

Get it fuckin' done

Hes a cracking defender, hope this is true

Can't recall seeing him in action but he's got a good rep and sounds a good performer for a top club. If he wants to come and the price is right, this sounds like the business.

Experienced CB in La Liga still just 25yr old for 1-2m ? Yes please.