When Trent Alexander-Arnold pulled on the Real Madrid shirt, it was as the long-term replacement for one of the great veterans. Dani Carvajal showed the Liverpool star could not get the position without a fight, before the Spaniard was injured, he was the one who was used on the right wing. Now the Englishman will have an easier time working his way into the starting eleven.
Last summer, Luca Modric was knocked out of San Bernbeu for one last time. The summer before, it was Toni Kroos’ turn. Both part of an insane journey of success over the past decade+. Interim Real Madrid coach Arbeloa announced on Sunday that in the last home game there will be several players who say goodbye to the supporters. Now it is confirmed that another club icon has done his part.
The 34-year-old Dani Carvajal has played 450 games for Real Madrid since 2013, now the last game awaits. On Monday, the club announced they have agreed with their captain to end their employment relationship after the season. Although he finishes the last two seasons without titles, Carvajal has played his way into Real Madrid history, racking up 27 titles!
-Dani Carvajal is a legend and a symbol of Real Madrid and the club’s academy. His photo with our dear and missed Alfredo Di Stéfano, when the first stone for Real Madrid City was laid, will always be in the hearts of all Madridista fans and in the club’s history. Carvajal has always represented Real Madrid’s values in an exemplary way. This is and will always be his home,” Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez told the club’s website.
Thus, Carvajal meets Jose Mourinho at the gate of the San Bernabeu – again. In 2013, the right-back was brought up to the first team, while Real coach Mourinho disappeared (2010-13). Now it is Carvajal who is leaving, while Mourinho is returning.
