Real Madrid suffered considerably this season due to injuries, with Dani Carvajal and Eer Militao who suffer serious knee problems that may come to them for the rest of the season. Although that is far removed from ideal, the rise of Raul Asencio has extinguished their impact.
Carlo Ancelotti has only been able to trust Antonio Rudiger regularly this season, who is part of his backline this season, and the issue has been particularly coarse in the central defense. With Militao in the long term, David Alaba only returned from his own recovery period of 13 months in January, and the Austrian is still at full speed. Jesus Vallejo has not been an option for Ancelotti, and often Aurelien Tchouameni is forced to fill in there.
As the season is going, Asencio has gradually won Ancelotti and he was one of their best players during their knockout collisions in the Champions League against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid. With his contract in 2026, Los Blancos would like to conclude Asencio in a long -term agreement, and Fabrizio Romano has reported that the new contract has almost been done.
Asencio has confirmed that he is enthusiastic about the prospect of renewing Real Madrid, and there is little sense that he can leave, but they would rather be safe than sorry: ASencio currently has a release clause of € 50 million in his contract. There have been reports that Los Blancos are looking for another central defender this summer, but Asencio can allow them to prevent that movement until the summer of 2026.
This season, Asencio played 29 games for the first team of Real Madrid and gave two assists at that time. Of this appearance, 20 started, and now it finally looks that Asencio will be trusted in the largest games of Real Madrid – Asencio has missed both meetings of Real Madrid this season with Barcelona. As soon as Alaba is in fitness again, it will be interesting to see if Ancelotti is recovering the veteran next to Rudiger.
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