The Sergio Ramos saga has clouded Real Madrid's summer, creating chaos for a team that already has plenty of it.
However, there are rumors that the team may already be coming to terms with losing its star defender and may even have a back up plan. His name? Nicolas Otamendi.
The Argentine defender was a stalwart for Valencia in 2014-15 and there are some reasons to believe that ditching Ramos and bringing in Otamendi might be in Madrid's reasons. Here are a few reasons why Otamendi could prove better than Ramos.