Real Madrid gives stripes to Rafa Marín

The name of Rafael Marin was one of the highlights of the recently finished season within the Real Madrid Castilladirected by Raul Gonzalez Blancoand, although the initial intention was to facilitate the jump to the elite to continue their progression, the white team has decided that they play one more campaign in the first subsidiary.

And it is that the club chaired by Florentino Perez wants to have a Castilla strong for the second year in the First RFEF, in which it will share Group 1 with important rivals such as Alcorcón, Córdoba, Fuenlabrada and Deportivo de La Coruña, among others, in search of the long-awaited promotion to LaLiga SmartBank.

This is why the Real Madrid has changed his mentality about the future of one of the youth squads with the greatest projection, such as Rafael Marin. The central defender, signed in 2016 from the Sevilla academy, has been a pillar for Raúl, since he has had him in 27 games.

The Italian also noticed his performance Carlo Ancelotti, who gave him the opportunity to be called up to the first team in six games, although he did not make his debut. A progression in his first year that caught the attention of up to ten teams that knocked on the doors of Real Madrid.

In the form of a transfer and also a sale, even with an offer that was close to four million euros, always with the white team keeping an option to buy back the footballer.

The intention of Rafael Marin was to accept one of these options to continue his growth as a footballer and take his first steps in the elite, but the Real Madrid He has told him that he is counting on him, that they want him to be the leader of Castilla’s defense and always with an eye on the first team.

The signing of the central Antonio Rudiger He closes the doors immediately, but within the club they transmit confidence in the medium term and that is why the intention is that when the season starts, both parties sit down to extend a contract that ends on June 30, 2023