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Real Madrid veteran set to leave the club at the end of the season – report
It has been far from an exciting campaign for Dani Carvajal, who has struggled with injuries and fitness this season.
The Spaniard, in fact, has been ruled out for two more weeks with a fresh hamstring problem that could see him miss Real Madrid’s last few matches in the league this season.
Amid mounting fitness concerns, his future at the club has been a subject of hot debate, with many expecting him to leave at the end of the season.
Carvajal to leave the club
A recent report from MARCA now confirms that Carvajal will indeed leave Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season.
This would mark the end of a 13-year spell at the Bernabeu that saw him feature in 300 La Liga matches and almost 450 competitive matches for Los Blancos.
As per the report, Real Madrid have already decided not to offer him a contract renewal, a decision linked to his limited playing time in the final stretch of the season and his inability to return to his previous level following a string of injuries.
Since making his comeback from the serious knee injury sustained in October 2024, Carvajal has made just four starts, gone 14 matches without playing a single minute, and accumulated only 442 minutes on the pitch across 26 call-ups.
Clashes with coach Alvaro Arbeloa further complicated his final months at the club.
His latest injury has also all but ended his hopes of making Spain’s World Cup squad, another major blow for a player who had that tournament as one of his primary targets at the start of the season.
The expectation at Valdebebas is that Carvajal will be fit in time for the final league match against Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabeu, thus marking a fitting farewell at the stadium he has called home for so long.
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Real Madrid superstar’s summer contract renewal saga compared to a romantic movie: ‘We know how the movie will end’
Vinicius Junior’s contract renewal with Real Madrid was one of the club’s biggest stories of the summer.
Months of uncertainty eventually ended in a long-term agreement that keeps the Brazilian at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2032.
At one point, it looked like the prospect of the Brazilian leaving the Santiago Bernabeu this summer was a realistic possibility.
However, as quoted by MARCA, Thiago Freitas, operations director at Roc Nation, has compared the entire saga to a romantic film with a happy ending.
Vinicius renewal was far from straightforward
Freitas explained that the negotiations were handled by Roc Nation executive Federico Pena and admitted that reaching the final agreement required patience from everyone involved.
“This operation between Vini and Real Madrid was like a trilogy of romance movies,” Freitas said.
“Throughout the movies there are conflicts, there are issues, there are some obstacles. But we all know how the movie will end: with a big kiss and everyone happy,” he added.
There was plenty of speculation around Vinicius while negotiations continued, particularly as the process stretched across the summer.
However, Freitas made it clear that the Brazilian’s preference was always to continue at Real Madrid rather than look for an exit.
“You only have to remember the history of all the players who have passed through Madrid in the last 20 or 30 years. None of them wanted to leave,” he said.
That is an important point for Madrid supporters. The difficulty appears to have been reaching an agreement that satisfied both sides, rather than convincing Vinicius that his future belonged at the club.
Jose Mourinho now has certainty
For Jose Mourinho, the first few weeks were spent in uncertainty over whether Vinicius would be part of his project at the club.
The Portuguese tactician has always been a vocal advocate of keeping the Brazilian and was said to have been a driving factor in the contract negotiations.
Ultimately, as Freitas put it, everything ended in a big hug and a kiss between Vinicius and Real Madrid. It meant that everyone, except Arsenal were happy.
It remains to be seen whether the 26-year-old can now repay the club and Mourinho’s faith in him, and return to his best level this season and beyond.
