Rio Ferdinand: 'Sergio Ramos to Manchester United won't happen'

Rio Ferdinand has suggested that Sergio Ramos's rumoured move to Manchester United will never happen and instead smacks of the Spaniard's agent trying to secure a better contract at Real Madrid.

The Spanish defender is currently being linked with a move to Old Trafford, but the former Red Devils defender believes that it is all a smokescreen.

"Ramos to Manchester United? It ain't happening. He ain't going to Manchester United," Ferdinand said, according to Goal.com.

"He's at Real Madrid with, I think, a new contract coming up. Maybe the agent is putting [rumours] out saying he wants [to leave] so Real Madrid come back in with a bumper offer and he signs on the dotted line. Happy days."

The Premier League club reportedly had a £35m bid turned down for the defender earlier this week, as Louis van Gaal allegedly looks to strengthen his backline this summer.