Casillas and Ramos deserve better - David Mateos

The former Real Madrid defender says people should not forget what the duo have given the club as summer transfers draw closer

 Former Real Madrid defender David Mateos feels Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos have both been treated unfairly amid speculation over their futures.

Casillas has agreed a deal in principle to join Porto from his boyhood club, although the move has hit a stumbling block after he failed to negotiate a financial compensation package with the Santiago Bernabeu side

Meanwhile, Madrid have stayed silent on rumours surrounding the future of Ramos, with Manchester United keen on bringing the Spain centre-back to Old Trafford should his relationship with the club become untenable.

While Mateos is not surprised to see Casillas considering a departure - given the plummet in his standing among Madridistas following his falling-out with Jose Mourinho and poor form - he believes fans should remember what both players have given to the club during their careers.

"Well, not surprised, really! It's been talked about for two years, since Mourinho left the club," he told Goal of Casillas' potential move."The Casillas situation surely has not been what he wanted - it's the same for the club. It was expected this year could be his last. I don't know how the atmosphere is inside the club, or with the president, but from the outside it's being perceived that it is still quite unfair to Casillas, because they are forgetting everything he gave them.

"It's an unfair treatment. He gave everything for Real Madrid and Spain. I do not think he is going to leave the club badly, but as a player of his standing should do.

"From my point of view, they should be treated better. Ramos is the focus of all the news right now, as is Casillas. For me, as a Real Madrid fan, the Ramos exit means a lot. One of the things I like about Real Madrid was Sergio Ramos, because I admire him, both when I was training close to him and now from outside. As a Madrid fan, if I don't see a Real Madrid with Ramos, I'll miss something. In the football world people forget everything very quickly.
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