Ramos has also been touted as a shock option for Wrexham, given Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac’s Hollywood ownership.

Gaizka Mendieta, another former Real Madrid ace, said: “Could we see Sergio Ramos at Wrexham? Well, once you leave Real Madrid and that top media spotlight, you have a lot of choice.

“He chose, for example, to go to Sevilla because he’s from Seville and he really wanted to go back. Then he left Seville and now he has decided to go to Mexico. I imagine it was a friendship with some of the directors. There’s no special connection there before but it’s another step in his career, steps with less responsibility, less pressure, more on a personal level. He wanted to live a different experience, and if the experience gives him the chance to be happy on a personal level, more than a sporting one, go for it. If that’s the case with Wrexham, too, it’ll probably be a good thing.”

He added: “Wrexham are a huge story, they have been followed here in Spain, it’s a romantic story and a global phenomenon. Having a Spanish player there would be special, we see teams signing players from different countries like Japan and others to create a market there.

“I’m sure Wrexham have considered that, it would be fantastic to see a Spanish player there and why not Sergio Ramos? It’s been rumoured that he wants to buy Sevilla, but he is a free agent and still wants to play so why not. It’s an option.”