Marco Asensio is an important player in Luis Enrique’s Spanish team, but his situation is very different at Real Madrid. The Balearic is in the last year of his contract with the Whites, and from a sporting point of view, it is clear that he is an alternative to Vinicius, Rodrygo, Benzema or Fede Valverde. Although in the final weeks before the World Cup he began to count more for Ancelotti, there were still many unknowns about his future that had been brewing for several months
The relationship between Asensio and Real Madrid changed with the arrival of Jorge Mendes
Because, during the last season, the White Club had already started contacts with him to investigate a possible renewal, but it was Asensio who started asking for a lot of money and rejecting the proposals that came to him. And everything changed in April. Shortly before the end of the previous season, Asensio decided not to think about the team and make decisions based only on what could be best for him. This led to Marco Asensio placing his future in the hands of new Portuguese actor Jorge Mendes
Apparently, Real Madrid didn’t like Mallorca’s decision at all to work with an actor like Mendes, who is an expert at pulling strings with clubs as much as possible. Journalist Marco Ruiz explained in his article in the newspaper Diario AS: “Asensio had a renewal offer on the table that disappeared with the entry of Mendes on the scene. With the Portuguese agent, the club took his departure for granted, and for good.” This has already been half a year since, and in these months there has been much more talk about his possible departure than about his possible renewal
With his good matches under Luis Enrique and his recent appearances with Real Madrid, where he started several games coming from the bench, the option of renewal and after many more years of emptiness could open up again. The player has always said publicly that his intention is to continue being a Madrid player, and although positions are still a long way off, Florentino Perez was said to be considering a new offer for him, seeing that Ancelotti was very happy with him
Mendes has floated the idea that Asensio will leave at the end of the season as a free agent so he can pick up an exciting signing bonus and go to a team where he could be important after Carlo Ancelotti confirmed he did not want Asensio. If he continues to play a lot and well in the World Cup, it is reasonable to think that he will get many performances that guarantee him more importance. Maybe he also like Real Madrid
