Dani Ceballos is very clear about his future: he does not want more transfers. The Utrera turns 25 this summer and wants a team to settle in, with a project in which he is an important piece. His dream has always been to succeed at Real Madrid, but he is aware that with Zidane on the bench it is very difficult. If you cannot be in white, you want a transfer so that you can feel part of a long project.
The experience in England has made him grow as a footballer, knowing that he can adapt to a football as physically demanding as the Premier has recharged his confidence. He is happy there, although his priority is to return to Spain. He believes that Spanish is the style that best suits his conditions and, in addition, he is a very familiar person and wants to have his family close, after a difficult year due to the pandemic in which he has barely seen them.
When he returns from his current assignment, he will still have two more years of contract with Real Madrid. That forces the white club to fulfill the footballer's wish, because a new transfer would cause him to return in 2022 with only one year of ties ahead of him. There is only the option of staying in the squad or leaving it transferred.
In the case of leaving, his priority is a Spanish club. In that sense, there are two prominent names: Atlético and Betis. The first had him almost closed in the summer of 2016 and he returned to the charge in 2017, when he signed for Madrid. It has always been to the taste of Cholo Simeone, who is also looking for midfielders. In the case of Betis, Ceballos is clear that sooner or later he will return to the club of his heart. The problem is to see if the Verdiblancos have the financial muscle to deal with an operation of this caliber, both in terms of the transfer and the salary of the Utrera. What is clear is that football fits like a glove in the style of Pellegrini.
Analysis of Ceballos carried out by Besoccer.
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However, a trip abroad cannot be ruled out 100% either. Ceballos is going to try that his future is in Spain, either in Madrid or in another club. But if a foreign team puts an irrefutable offer on the table, they also have the confidence of knowing that they can adapt to other countries and perform at their best.
Preceding
The Andalusian has in mind what happened last summer. He won the FA Cup with Arsenal, being one of the most outstanding footballers of the tournament. After that, he had to return to Madrid, start training in Valdebebas … Finally, he was able to fulfill his wish to return to London for another course, but he had several weeks of indecision in which he did not have a good time.
That is why he has decided that he is at the age of starting a project in which to be one of the team leaders, settle down and put down roots. There are already many summers with a change of team, speculation, rumors … He wants to put an end to all that, be calm in a team and give his best version.
Ceballos knows that this end of the season is essential. Arsenal fight for the Europa League and have a good tournament with the gunners You can open the door of the National Team again to go to the Eurocup. It is a very special summer for him, because in addition to the possibility of going to that European Championship, at the end of July he has an Olympic Games in which he will be one of the three exceptions: One of the places for people over 24 years old that Luis de la Fuente can use is reserved for Ceballos.