Source: Team_Talk
Ramos confident of Real deals
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is confident Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard will join him at the Bernabeu this summer.[LNB] Real are targeting several players as new manager Jose Mourinho looks to build a squad capable of adding silverware to their trophy cabinet.[LNB]Los Merengues have already added Argentina winger Angel di Maria to their ranks, while Gerrard and Cole are thought to be on Mourinho's wish-list.[LNB]Chelsea defender Cole played under the Portuguese at Chelsea, while Mourinho is known to be a long-term admirer of Liverpool captain Gerrard.[LNB]Ramos believes the pair will make the switch to Spain an is especially hopeful on Cole.[LNB]He told the Daily Star: "We are a club that is always looking to improve by adding the best players in the world. [LNB]"We have a proven record of signing English players - with David (Beckham) and Michael (Owen) - and it would not surprise me at all if our two new arrivals this summer were English. Ashley Cole is a terrific player. [LNB]"For me, he is by far the best left-back in the world and, along with (Didier) Drogba, Chelsea's best player. [LNB]"I am sure Chelsea will do all they can to keep him but he had a difficult year in England.[LNB]"A change might be what he is looking for. When a player is the best in his position in the world and doesn't play for Real Madrid, you have to consider it a waste. [LNB]"He has done everything in England for Arsenal and Chelsea. It's now time for him to come and win La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho.[LNB]"Jose will know all about him. He has a history of signing players and trying to sign players from his previous clubs. More importantly, players seem to love playing under him. [LNB]"I spoke with Cristiano Ronaldo about him - and he told me Cole is the toughest defender he has ever played against. [LNB]"That's quite a compliment coming from the world's best player and he is exactly the sort of player we want."[LNB]On Gerrard, Ramos added: "I think Madrid's admiration of Steven Gerrard is not a secret. [LNB]"He is at the point now where he needs to win things. I can guarantee that under this Real Madrid set-up he will win things.[LNB]"I really think both of them are Real Madrid-bound."
