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Real Madrid will try to resolve the future of exit-linked trio this week – report
Three players in Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid squad appear closer to leaving in June than staying at the club. All three individuals will be out of contract in just over a month and have renewal proposals on the table, yet are hesitant to commit their future to the Santiago Bernabeu.
The players in question are Dani Ceballos, Marco Asensio, and Nacho Fernandez. According to MARCA, Real Madrid hope to try and resolve the future of all three players over the next week. The coming days and discussions could make or break their renewals.
Of the three, Ceballos and Asensio appear farthest away from Real Madrid.
Ceballos understands that he will be less prominent next season, with Jude Bellingham set to arrive and thus wishes to move to fresher pastures where he is assured a starting role.
As for Asensio, his situation only took a pessimistic turn recently. The winger was expected to agree terms with Real Madrid and pen a new deal even as recently as last week.
However, the arrival of options on his table has widened his perspective. Asensio has offers from several top clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain that guarantee him a starting place and Champions League football, leading to him choosing an exit.
The position of Nacho Fernandez is not very dissimilar. The defender has never failed to show the love and respect he carries for the Merengues’ crest and has always maintained that he is happy at the club. The lack of playing time, however, concerns him and continues to push him away from the Spanish capital.
Over the next few days, the Real Madrid administration will likely seek a final round of talks with the trio and hope to reach a resolution on their future, one way or the other. As far as Asensio and Ceballos are concerned, their exits seem certain. With Nacho, it remains to be seen how things develop.
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Mbappe hits out at claims on his unhappiness at Real Madrid: ‘Angry at my great aunt too’
Kylian Mbappe has been in the news for a plethora of reasons in recent weeks, starting with his injury and surprise vacation. Beyond that, the Ballon d’Or saga has kept him in the spotlight for a reasonable while now.
The Frenchman, after all, has not held back in speaking out about why he deserves to win the prestigious individual award, and while it is perfectly okay to campaign for the award, it is something that has not usually been done in the past.
In terms of his goalscoring numbers, there is no doubt that Mbappe should be a frontrunner for the award. His lack of a single trophy for both club and country, however, works against his chances.
Mbappe’s sarcastic reply to baseless rumours
Earlier today, there were reports of Kylian Mbappe being angry with Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid for not campaigning for him to win the Ballon d’Or this year.
The rumours, needless to say, portrayed the player in a very bad light and made it seem like the club not making public gestures to acknowledge and back his campaign affected him personally.
Now, the player has himself come out to lash out at the journalists, albeit in a sarcastic manner. Commenting directly below the post making the claim via Fabrizio Romano, the player wrote,
“Yes, yes, I even got angry with my great aunt too.”
Mbappe’s ability to deal with such reports with a tinge of humour, needless to say, is impressive and it can only be good for his image that he spoke out and cut off the news at its roots.
Set to return
There has been significant concern around Mbappe’s fitness in recent weeks after the player left the French national team with an injury after their first game.
The initial diagnosis appeared worrying, but it soon came to light that the player had avoided a major setback by a hair’s breadth.
Now, there is increasing hope that the Frenchman will be back for Real Madrid’s first game after the break against Villarreal, possibly even as a starter.
Needless to say, that comes as a massive positive for Jose Mourinho’s plans ahead of a crucial stretch of the season.
