The other pending renewals of Real Madrid

Madrid, for many seasons, has taken care of everything related to renovations in detail. In the white club, a balance is prioritized that allows to always stay within the salary limit while shielding the players with clauses that scare the clubs-State.

In that sense, the Madrid board marked the summer of 2022 in red as the one for changes in the squad. Modric, 36, will extend his contract. The Croatian has already entered that phase of renewing year after year, as he did last season. In Riyadh, his renewal was a matter on the table at the press conference he offered for being the MVP of the Super Cup final: “I’m sure we’re going to reach an agreement and do what we think is best for both It didn’t take us two minutes to reach an agreement. I’m not thinking about that right now. My wish is known, I hope the club does too”, he stated about his contract extension.

But there are three players with a very high salary (Bale, Marcelo and Isco) that end contract and will not renew. Between the three they will release more than 60 million gross per season. With the space that they leave, new faces will arrive and the renewals of some players will also be addressed.

Of those who have a contract beyond this season, the first case to be dealt with is that of Vinicius, not so much because of the duration (it ends in 2024) but because of his role in the squad (it is one of the lowest salaries). You will be placed on the pay scale your current performance deserves. Among those who finish in 2023, Madrid is becoming clearer with Asensio: if he maintains his current level, they will offer him a long extension (he is 25 years old). Benzema also ends in 2023, which is a case very similar to that of Modric, because there will be no problem renewing him if he continues with his current goalscoring figures. A very different matter is that of Mariano, who has been looking for a destination for several seasons but who is still determined to exhaust his relationship with Madrid, which lasts until 2023. If he does not change his mind (next summer they will reopen the door) will go free at the end of his contract.

Kroos

Another that ends in 2023 is Kroos, who I speak in Sky Sports yesterday about this situation: “I know what I have at the club and the club knows what it has with me. At some point we will approach each other in a very relaxed way. Trust is the basis of everything. I still feel totally fine, but a number of things have to happen. “The first thing is that the level of the team and mine has to coincide. The second, that the physique has to accompany it. And the third, that my desire has to be there. When all that comes together, we’ll talk. We’ll talk at some point and If not, I still have a contract until 2023,” he reflects. But he adds: “I want to finish my career at Real Madrid and it will happen. I will only focus on this club. It is my eighth season here and it is an incredible relationship that I would never risk playing poker.”