The Madrid dressing room is in danger

The solvent and convincing achieved by Madrid de Zidane against Gladbach, Apart from consummating the classification to the round of 16 as group leaders with the consequent respite for this Monday's draw, it leaves other readings that should be noted as it is possible to determine and influence the fate of the white team between now and the end of the season. As everyone could see on Wednesday in Valdebebas, There are two players who are in a state of grace and in exceptional form at the moment: Luka Modric and Lucas Vázquez. They were joined by the return of the captain, Sergio Ramos, who added solidity in defense and leadership in the exit of the ball also helping Courtois enjoy a placid evening and with hardly any surprises. Zidane is delighted with all three and considers them part of the axis of his sports project (Add Casemiro and Benzema and the equation is complete).

Well, to all this we must add that the three players maintain an excellent personal relationship off the pitch, as they reflect on their social networks when they share with their families free days and even a vacation period. Zidane is aware of this and likes that personal complicity in what we could call the 'hard core' of the dressing room, which makes itself heard when there is a moment of defeat or doubts (in this time only Keylor Navas has fallen from that group, who also tuned in to them). There Sergio Ramos has the singing voice but Modric, with his calm and serene tone, is one of the most respected leaders in the dressing room (Carvajal has also gained a lot of weight within the group). All that hierarchical balance that Zidane has in his dressing room explains a good part of his successes in these years, but now he is in serious danger of dissolving due to the contractual situation of all of them. The Frenchman, strengthened in his position after getting into the round of 16 as group first, has already publicly wet himself for all three and has publicly expressed that he wants to continue counting on them. He knows that the dressing room would break with his departure due to the lack of authentic leaders due to the progressive rejuvenation of the squad that has been undertaken in recent years.

Ramos, Modric, and Lucas Vázquez end their contract on June 30 and at this point the club has not shown signs of wanting to solve the future of all of them. At least the captain has had several contacts and the Sevillian is expected to accept the two years that the club has offered it, although without a salary increase due to the economic situation generated by the pandemic (Sergio currently earns 12 million euros net for season). But both Modric and Lucas have not received a single call from the club to expedite their continuity. Mijatovic, a good friend of Modric, already assured in the Carousel that “Luka to this date has not received any calls from the club.” And Lucas Vázquez was very graphic after his exhibition against Gladbach: “The issue of my renewal is a complicated issue. In football there are things that do not depend only on one part… ”. Conclusion, if nothing changes within three weeks, as of January 1, the three could sign for any club that knocks on their door without Madrid being able to do anything to prevent it. The most paradoxical thing is that the three have reiterated their desire to remain at Madrid and, in the case of Ramos and Modric, to retire from active football at the new and modernized Bernabéu. But it is already known that this is a matter of two …