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Manchester United have been cleared to seal the transfer of Sergio Ramos, as Real Madrid appear to have lined up his replacement.
The Spanish giants have contacted Valencia’s Shkodran Mustafi via telephone, according to his father, which would suggest they are planning for the departure of Ramos to Old Trafford.
Kujtim Mustafi told Sport1: ‘It is true, there was contact by telephone about this matter.
‘Madrid are a great club with a lot of success. And of course I would be lying if I said that I would not be proud if my son signed for this club.’
Louis van Gaal has reportedly offered £49.6million for Ramos, who is thought to have told the Madrid he wants a transfer away in the summer.

Manchester United ‘cleared to complete Sergio Ramos transfer’

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That first pair of football boots is a memory nobody every forgets. The excitement of making the step up from knackered trainers, hoofing an air ball into the wind to putting your Predator's laces through a Mitre down the park, was unparalleled. Now, we want to take a trip down memory lane and remember the boots that everyone laced up for the first time.

This might get emotional...

Adidas Copa Mundial

Let's be honest, we love these that much we'd wear them even when we weren't playing football.

Diadora Brasil

Nothing beat pretending to be Roy Keane, kicking anyone (or thing) that moved, while telling them to stick their World Cup up their "feckin' bollocks", during the Summer of 2002.

Puma Kings

Precision German engineering at its finest. Good enough for Lothar Matthaus and good enough for a rain drenched Sunday morning.

Nike Mercurial R9

The original Ronaldo lit up France '98 in these rascals, well, until the World Cup final, that is. It was the portly Brazilian's heroics that inspired a generation of street dribblers and goal poachers, as well as those us of carrying a bit of extra timber who harboured dreams of the big leagues, without the willpower to give up pop and crisps.

Lotto Stadio

The connoisseur's choice. Kids in the early '90s will have witnessed Ruud Gullit marauding through midfields, bulldozing every poor sod in his path, and thought "I need those boots... and massive dreadlocks". In 2012, Lotto would amp up the patriotism with these utterly bellissimo efforts for the European Championships. And so a generation of Andrea Pirlo idolisers was born...

Adidas Predator Accelerators

Basically, the late '90s belonged to these boots.

Nike Total 90

Where Adidas left off in the '90s, Nike picked up in the '00s. The Total 90 could mostly be seen walloping an Adidas Fevernova into oblivion, during the Summer of 2002.

Nike Tiempo

When you absolutely f**king had to be Eric Cantona.

Kelme Lux

We may have imagined this, but we're 97.4% there was a story going round once upon a time that Spanish company Kelme had designed a boot where the studs moved into different positions. Even if that was actually gubbins, these boots are still top drawer and a '90s staple.