Real Madrid will not address any of the pending renewals in its squad until after the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1. The decision does not take into account the feelings of the club’s fans who throughout last Sunday’s celebrations did not stop asking Florentino Pérez to renew Modric, Nacho and Kroos, players whose contract expires on June 30. Lucas Vázquez and the two on loan are also in this situation: Kepa and Joselu.
Of all these cases, the renewal that worries Madrid the most is that of Kroos because the club wants to renew him at all costs and it is the German who is dragging his feet. The purchase of Joselu from Espanyol and the return of Kepa to Chelsea are also considered done. The Basque goalkeeper immediately lost the starting position to Lunin.
As for captain Nacho, Ancelotti said yesterday at the press conference that “he can do whatever he wants because he has earned it.” During Sunday’s celebrations, Nacho did not speak out. He has an important financial offer from the United States and it is not clear that he wants to continue. If he continues, he would hang up his boots at Madrid, the only club he has played for and he would be one of the only five ‘one club man’ in Madrid. The others are Zárraga, Camacho, Chendo and Sanchis.
A very special case is that of Luka Modric. At 38 years old, the Croatian wants one more year. In principle, Madrid is not very keen on the job, but if the club wins the Wembley final it would be very difficult for the club to refuse a renewal for the Croatian, perhaps the player most loved by the fans.
As for Lucas Vázquez, everything indicates that there will be an agreement and that the Galician full-back will renew for one season. Vázquez is one of the lowest salaries on the squad.
Madrid receives Alavés today on a day again with many rotations. Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Courtois and Militão will start. Neither Madrid nor Alavés have anything at stake in the game. The Vitoria team is already saved and the whites have minor challenges, such as achieving the best streak of games without losing in a League (29) or equaling the best record of clean sheets at home if they do not concede in their last two games at the Bernabéu , against Alavés and Betis on the last day.
Alavés arrives at the Bernabéu after four games without losing (with three wins and a draw), a dynamic that Luis García Plaza wants to maintain, who has announced five changes compared to the last game, against Girona. The match is a test for Rafa Marín, a central defender that Madrid has on loan at Alavés and who has had a good season. In Valdebebas it is rumored that he could return next season, especially if Nacho does not renew.