Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said interested parties will need to meet Sergio Ramos' buyout clause to sign him this summer after the defender confirmed he is wanted in China.
Perez told Onda Cero (h/t Football Espana, via Marca) that Ramos spoke to him and said he had received a "very good deal from China," but "they could not pay a transfer fee because of rules there."
Perez told Ramos the club would not let their captain and highest earner—who has two years remaining on his contract—leave on a free transfer and added:
"Sergio's is currently the highest deal at Madrid, before that it was Cristiano, and now we have a scale for our pay packet—the highest earner is based on merit, the same is true for Sergio.