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Real Madrid reach one-year renewal agreement with defensive leader – report
With the season over for Real Madrid, the focus has firmly shifted to the upcoming presidential elections as well as the summer transfer window coming up soon after.
Apart from laying down the roadmap for the transfer window, Los Blancos also have some contract issues to deal with in the coming days.
Antonio Rudiger, for one, is one of the players whose contract expires on 30 June, but unlike with Dani Carvajal and David Alaba, the club have not announced his exit, indicating that the intention is to extend his deal.
Agreement reached
Now, according to journalist Ramon Alvarez, Real Madrid and Rudiger have reached an agreement over a contract for one year until 2027.
Talks had been ongoing for some time now between the player’s camp and the club, and with the season now over, the two parties have seemingly been able to finalise the details and arrive at an agreement.
In line with their policy for all players over the age of 30, Real Madrid will only be offering the German international a one-year contract extension, securing his future until the end of the next season.
Important move
Securing Rudiger’s renewal is an important move for Real Madrid at a time when they have already said goodbye to two locker room leaders in Carvajal and Alaba.
The veteran German, despite a couple of run-ins with teammates this season, remains a highly-respected figure in the Real Madrid dressing room.
Moreover, his leadership, commitment, and drive to succeed have never been in question. As such, his one-year extension ahead of Jose Mourinho’s expected arrival in the coming weeks will come as a boost for Los Blancos.
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Mourinho does not want Real Madrid new signing to be affected by price tag, will continue slow integration
Real Madrid had an explosive summer transfer window with as many as six new big signings coming through to strengthen the first-team squad, while Sergio Martinez was also roped in with an eye on the future.
Up until Friday, things were going well for Jose Mourinho & co., but the 1-0 loss to Real Betis has put the team under the scanner once again.
Questions are being asked, in particular, of the club’s most explosive signing, Yan Diomande.
Mourinho not changing plans with Diomande
However, according to journalist Alvaro Esteban, Mourinho will continue with the plan of integrating Diomande slowly into the team.
The Real Madrid boss does not want the 19-year-old winger to be negatively affected by his massive price tag this summer and the pressure generated because of it.
After all, Los Blancos shelled out an enormous €125 million plus €15 million in add-ons to sign Diomande from RB Leipzig.
Should all the variables be met, he will become the most expensive signing in Real Madrid history. And, naturally, such a price tag brings with it a great deal of pressure.
As such, Mourinho wants to make sure that the Ivory Coast international is not affected in any way by the talk around his price tag and will continue to ease him into the team without rushing things.
Only a handful of minutes for Diomande
So far, Real Madrid have played four La Liga games this season and Diomande has not started even one of them.
Instead, Mourinho has opted to field Arda Guler on the right wing in three matches while Brahim Diaz started in the remaining one.
As for Diomande, he has come on as a substitute in each of the four games, but has only racked up a total of 83 minutes, without scoring or assisting a goal so far.
But, his limited minutes and slow integration are seemingly a part of Mourinho’s plans who is intent on not overexposing the teenage winger and put him under undue pressure due to the expectations that come with his price tag.
