'Overbooking' of renewals

The work accumulates in the offices of Real Madrid. Added to the enormous problems caused by the pandemic, which has drastically reduced revenues, is the proximity of the end of the contract for several of the team's heavyweights. The most urgent cases are those of Modric, Sergio Ramos and Lucas Vázquez, that end their relationship this season, but they are not the only ones because in 2022 Nacho, Varane, Marcelo, Isco and Benzema end.

Despite this, the club does not consider addressing these issues as a priority right now because The urgent thing right now is to balance the accounts and they even propose a new drop in salaries. Therefore, they understand that they cannot negotiate a salary reduction while improving other contracts.

Among those who finish this season, Modric's case is on track (the only thing missing is the signature to extend his contract for another year), while the cases of Ramos and Lucas are more complicated and at the moment a close agreement is not intuited.

In the case of the five footballers who finish in 2022, Madrid will wait for the evolution of the health crisis in the coming months, because right now it could only offer downward renewals to ensure the financial health of the club, something that has been marked as a priority in the club offices since the pandemic began almost a year ago.

Of the five, there are two whose expansion is almost ruled out: Isco and Marcelo. The man from Malaga wants to leave Madrid (he intended to do so this January) and will look for a way out next summer, while the loss of prominence of the Brazilian this year makes it difficult to imagine a renewal. Nacho could also pack his bags at the end of his contract, Although it will depend on the performance they offer during this season and a half, while in the cases of Varane and Benzema, Madrid does intend for them to continue at the club (the forward will continue to be offered renewals from year to year, as is the norm with footballers. that exceed 30).

With all these ingredients, the logical thing is that the work will continue to accumulate in the white offices in the coming months because right now the leaders are focused on tightening their belts even more in order to cope with the dramatic drop in income caused by the coronavirus. When everything is back to normal and the audience in the stands, these issues will be addressed. Until then, austerity.