Madrid has made unpopular decisions in recent times. He sold Cristiano Ronaldo for 100 million euros to Juventus. He did not renew Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos and now he will not extend Marcelo’s contract either, the winger who starred in all the covers lifting the last Champions League.
Marcelo greets the white fans at the Cibeles
Dispensing with Ronaldo was not easy, because about 50 goals left the white club with him. Without the Portuguese, Madrid was left blank with titles and entered 100 million euros, an amount that was once criticized for being low. Barça has dispensed with Messi, also in an unpopular decision, and also, like Madrid, has been blank for a year. In this case, the Blaugrana club has not entered anything, but has started a new era. The goodbye of players who mark times is always painful, but sometimes necessary. They are different farewells because Messi has been the great reference much longer than Cristiano, but both starred in the greatest football duel of recent times, both growing in the fight.
Madrid sold Cristiano for 100 million, did not renew Sergio Ramos or keep Marcelo
Sergio Ramos was an icon of Real Madrid and he gave the club a pulse, asking for astronomical amounts for his renewal. He did not renew him. When the Andalusian footballer wanted to back down, they told him that the offer made by Madrid had already met the deadline. And Ramos went to Paris, where Real won their 14th European Cup on Saturday. Nor was it a popular decision. Sergio Ramos at Madrid was like a Piqué at FC Barcelona. The Blaugrana player was renewed, his salary was lowered and he postponed the best economic times for the end of the contract.
Marcelo was the hero of the fourteenth without having played in Paris. The covers of the vast majority of newspapers on Monday placed the image of him raising the cup, surely as a tribute to a player who is leaving. Madrid does not renew it. The case is not the same, but Barça has renewed Sergi Roberto, who was injured.
The Blaugrana club will have to make powerful decisions regarding its squad as soon as possible. He did not shake his pulse when it came to dispensing with Messi, but nevertheless, he has kept the same captains for many years. Age should not mark the goodbye of anyone, but performance. Barça is obliged (it is doing it) to assess a season in which the objectives have not been met. Being the runner-up in the League is not a high merit for Barça, regardless of where it comes from. To access the titles, economic levers will be needed and also good sporting decisions to form a competitive squad with character.
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