Luke Vazquez (29 years old) has achieved what he wanted: to renew with the Real Madrid in which it will continue until 2024. In addition, it has done it to the upside, with a salary increase of three to five million euros net per season. The Galician's great campaign has ended up convincing the club, which at first was reluctant to improve their conditions. An award for the perseverance and hard work of a player who came to the White House 14 years ago.
After Luka Modric, It has been the second official renewal once the season is over. Therefore, Sergio Ramos has become the only player in the squad to finish his contract on June 30. He still does not accept the club's offer and their paths are increasingly separated. The intention of the center-back is still to stay, but he will not do it with the conditions that have been offered him so far: he wants two more years with the same salary and Madrid gives him one. He will wait until the end for the offer to be improved.
As this newspaper has reported, the improvement of conditions in Lucas' contract has been accepted for the great performance he has shown on the field of play, something that the club has not been able to assess with Ramos, who has lived a fateful 2021 plagued with injuries and in which has only stepped on the grass in five games, always far from his best level. On the contrary, the Sevillian believes that his legacy at Madrid is enough to fulfill his requests.
Another aspect that has helped Lucas to renew has been their willingness to help the club by accepting the 10% pay cut that some footballers have been asked to ease the accounts after the economic crisis that has caused the pandemic. The board did not like that Ramos promoted in the dressing room not to lower his salary, as reported Zero Wave. Although he ended up accepting it, this gesture aroused great discomfort among the club's leaders.
The media war does not stop, but Madrid have shown with Lucas or Modric that they prefer to negotiate with discretion. Both waited for their moment and ended up solving it without major problems. Even Lucas, who was listening to offers from other clubs such as PSG or MilanHe has known how to be patient and not come into conflict with Madrid. Ramos has opted for another policy that, as is being shown, is not being beneficial to his interests. The situation with the captain is, right now, irreconcilable.