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He played for Real Madrid for seven seasons, and is negotiating with the white team to extend his contract, which expires on June 30. Florentino made him a renewal offer … but with a lower salary.
At the moment, the two parties have not reached an agreement because the player’s demands are greater than what the Real Madrid president is willing to present to him. The player was losing his starting place in the white team, which is something to think about. To the point of taking advantage of the fact that the year has begun and he is already free, according to FIFA regulations, and can negotiate with other clubs.
We are talking about Marco Asensio who made a strange move a few months ago when he suddenly changed his agent, Horatio Gagioli, to put himself in the hands of Jorge Mendes.
The Portuguese agent communicated with many clubs, in the Spanish League … including Barcelona. This is what happened in recent months. Asensio discovered different options than those in Real Madrid and one of them is Barcelona.
Barcelona Sports District maintains a close relationship with Jorge Mendes and one of the topics of conversation or negotiation they have raised for the future, apart from Ruben Neves, is that of Marco Asensio.
Barcelona and the player’s agent have discussed the possibility of his arrival at the Camp Nou, taking advantage of the fact that he will arrive for free and there is no transfer fee to pay. As far as is known, there is still no agreement between the parties.
In fact, Asensio has yet to decide anything about his future. He can stay at Real Madrid. He could go to the Premier League or sign for Barcelona. Everything is open.
Of course, as the weeks go by, his chances of staying at Real Madrid decrease. His case is not that of Modric or Kroos, who are closely associated with the white club due to their age and career. Asensio is 27 years old, he still has a lot of football ahead of him and his role within the white team does not inspire him to be optimistic because, little by little, he has lost his prestige.
Asensio, who was born in Mallorca, was one step away from signing for Barcelona in 2014, but then the club refused to pay around four million euros to sign him and he ended up going to Madrid.
In recent weeks, Asensio has been asked on a few occasions about a hypothetical departure from Real Madrid and the possibility of going to Barcelona and said: “The only thing I think about is Real Madrid, I am happy there, but in the future you never know what could happen.”
Source: Sport
