Vallejo: “I'm ready to be in the first team”

Jesus Vallejo is clear that he wants to settle in the Real Madrid once and for all. The young Aragonese central defender, 24, has played on loan for the last season and a half in the grenade and, after the dispute of the Olympic Games With the selection, he will join the preseason of the white team under the orders of Carlo Ancelotti.

The footballer himself has acknowledged in an interview with the El Español portal that his intention is to be part of the white team after several seasons playing on loan to have opportunities. “I am very focused on the Olympics. When I finish, in principle, I go back to Madrid”, He assures Vallejo, concentrated in Las Rozas before heading to Tokyo.

“I think I am ready to be in the first team. There is a lot of level, it is clear. But when one reaches the elite of both Madrid and the National Team, there is less room at the top. That is what motivates me to keep working and improving every day ”, points out the Aragonese. “I do not know Ancelotti personally because he was no longer there when I arrived, I have not spoken with him yet ”, asserts the footballer, surprised by the departure of Sergio Ramos from Madrid to PSG.

“Sergio's departure was a bit of a surprise. I always imagined it in the Real Madrid after so many years being the captain. You have to rebuild and get used to it, you have to wish him the best at PSG, for sure they are going to make a great team, and we will be focused on Real Madrid be a great team and build solid foundations, ”says Vallejo.

“There is a lot of potential and a lot of quality,” he points out about the Madrid squad. “In recent years he has had extraordinary squads and I think the difference is concentration, enthusiasm and the little details. I think that by template it will not be. It will depend a lot on the work you do Ancelotti tactically with to be able to fight for titles ”, continues Vallejo, excited about the Olympic Games.