La Liga expert Sid Lowe clarifies the Sergio Ramos situation

Sid Lowe, the Guardian's eminently reliable and well-versed La Liga correspondent, has attempted to unravel fact from fiction in regards to Sergio Ramos' future.

Lowe is constantly asked for his opinion/information on the situation regarding a possible move to Manchester United for the Real club captain. On Sunday the sunset-loving journalist took to Twitter to clarify a few points. The full monologue is below, but the main points are:

• Manchester United want Ramos;
• Ramos wants United (and United alone);
• Real don't want to sell and have turned down a bid;
• Real have purposely set an unreasonable fee;
• There is significant fan pressure on Real not to sell;
• David de Gea can only join Real if Ramos swaps clubs.

Although none of this is particularly earth-shattering, the truth rarely is. In any case, it is refreshing to read the facts relayed in such clear, concise terms. https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/622822928653123584 https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/622823535329853440 https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/622824122939244544