Vallejo, entrenched promise

Vallejo will play next season on loan at Granada. That is to say, one more year, he will not stay at Real Madrid. Four seasons ago he arrived at the Bernabéu one of the power stations with the most projection on the national scene, a footballer who despite his youth already wore the bracelet of Zaragoza and the U21 National Team, but the years have passed and that footballer has not exploded. Bad luck has been a determining factor: injuries they have weighed him down excessively. In the 2018-19 season, for example, he had to stay out of the squad for 19 days due to muscle pain. He has not had the opportunity to catch up on the cruise, to enjoy regularity. And that in such a young footballer is lethal.

But it has not been the only factor. In sports he has not convinced and the result of this is that he has four assignments with sweet and sour flavors. The first went to Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt, with whom he was an important player playing 27 games and 2,265 ' between all competitions. The second, to Wolverhampton, the most unfortunate of all: Madrid came to break the loan agreement with only 612 'and 7 matches on the player's legs. Sent it to Pomegranate, where it has set. Last year, arriving with the season started, he came to dispute 881 'and 14 games. The sensations in Los Cármenes were remarkable, so much so that the Nasrid club a few days ago tested his transfer, but the price was too high (Madrid asked for seven or eight million) and the agreement was finally reduced to a assignment.

Vallejo has not yet stood out in white: 1,495 'and 19 games, but not very brilliant performances. Among them, his participation against Juventus in the Champions League, where his outstanding attitude came to the fore, forcing him to play in the absence of Ramos (suspended) and Nacho (injured), but also the need for it to have some more filming and regularity before making the jump to the Bernabéu. Madrid lost that night 1-3 and qualified thanks to a goal from Cristiano from a penalty in the 98th minute. With the Madrid team has scored a goal, against Villarreal on matchday 36 of the 2018-19 season. It does not lack disposition, but it does lack numbers.

He is 23 years old and has a contract until June 2025. Although Madrid could have accepted its sale if someone had offered the requested amount, which in the end comes out in the form of an assignment opens a door – perhaps the last one – to stay at the Bernabéu. Under the command of Diego Martinez must explode and remember that player who dazzled four years ago. Take off the label of 'entrenched promise' and become the player you aspired to be. For Vallejo, the moment is now.