Sergio Ramos on verge of buying major stake in boyhood club Sevilla

[p]Spanish outlet [i][b]El ‌Pais[/b][/i] reported the deal for around ‌400 million euros covers 80% of the club's total shares at an ‌estimated 3,500 euros per share.[/p][p]The ⁠transaction requires ‌approval from LaLiga and the Spanish National ​Sports Council before it can be completed.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sevilla/h8oAv4Ts/"]Sevilla[/a] have been ever-present ​in LaLiga since the 2001/02 campaign, but the Andalusian club are fighting relegation ⁠this season ​after a poor campaign.[/p][image alt="Sevilla are fighting relegation from LaLiga" id="9e7fcf13-33cf-4e7b-aebe-96a94f4640e7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="8d532bb2-74d2-4963-811d-f8787752adb1" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]The club, who won the Europa League in 2022/23, are 13th in the standings but sit ‌only three points above the relegation zone with three games left. They finished 17th last season, one point above the drop zone.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-sergio/db8mbBaO/"]Ramos[/a], who won the World Cup with Spain and two European Championships, began his youth career at Sevilla before joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]‌Real Madrid[/a] in 2005 and helping ​them to win 22 major trophies.[/p][p]The ‌40-year-old returned to Sevilla in 2023 for a season and last played for Mexican club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monterrey/Ya23C2Zs/"]Monterrey[/a].[/p]