Florentino Pérez drives Real Madrid’s exit drive while efforts to land Kylian Mbappé intensify. The club is not only focused on attracting new talent but also on finding buyers for players who don’t fit into Carlo Ancelotti’s plans for next season. Among them are Sergio Arribas, who will have to take a leap to avoid stagnation, and Andriy Lunin, valued at around €9m.
One of the standout names in this operation is Álvaro Odriozola. His situation is particularly delicate as he didn’t have a place at the Santiago Bernabéu and he was told that last season. The 27-year-old only started one game and got injured in the second half, making it clear to Ancelotti that it wasn’t in his plans. However, Odriozola was reluctant to leave the club, turning down offers from teams like Juventus or Inter Milan in the summer, hoping to gain the manager’s trust and play an important role in the team.
However, the situation hasn’t changed and Odriozola still has no chances to play despite the problems on the right. Real Madrid started with a sales price of 20 million euros, but due to a lack of interested parties, the price gradually fell to five million euros. The adjustment was necessary to ease the departure of the Spanish defender, who joined the club five years ago as a bet on the future.
Back to basics?
As reported by the portalCentral Defense“, Odriozola’s exit appears to be on the verge of completion as Real Sociedad, the club where the player took his first steps in the elite, are willing to pay the requested amount. For the footballer, this could be an opportunity to go back to his roots and restart his career.
