Álvaro Odriozola turned 25 years old yesterday, but he did not celebrate it with the happiness of exercising his profession as he wanted. He has been waiting for two weeks since he has been discharged and is operating for Zidane, but Lucas Vázquez has taken over the right-back position until Carvajal has returned from his injury.
Odriozola arrived in the summer of 2018 from Real Sociedad (Madrid paid 30 million euros) and went to the World Cup in Russia with Lopetegui's team. But there it was in the background and in Madrid he never really competed with Carvajal.
In these two and a half years he has played only 28 white matches between the Champions League, the League and the Copa del Rey, with a goal against Melilla (Cup). The best thing is his section of assists (he has given 11). At Bayern Munich he played on loan from January to August, but barely had a leading role. In Madrid he has won a Club World Cup (with Solari), a League and a Spanish Super Cup (with Zidane on the bench).
This season he has only played 57 minutes. Those who played in the game against Valladolid, when he was injured with a two-month loss. He has three and a half years left on his contract (until June 2024), but his future is unclear due to Zidane's lack of confidence in him.