Mbappe changes the Asensio case

The “Mbappe earthquake” was felt in many offices, in many deals, in many plans. And although Asensio’s continuity – or not – was not at all subject to what was happening in the French star’s deal, his refusal to come to the Bernabeu, inevitably, changed the landscape of negotiations.

Because the Spaniard, with a contract until June 2023, now sees a bigger door to the stadium if he stayed: with Mbappe, playing would have become a complicated task, at least as a base. But without Mbappe, the chances of participating in the matches will be greater. Negotiations over his future took an unexpected turn.

Although, as reported by AS in recent weeks, Asensio would be happy to continue at Real Madrid. In February, the white team contacted the player’s agents to summon him to negotiate the end of the season…that is, now. Marco, realizing that an important moment in his career is coming, decides to change his representative and leave his future in the hands of “Gestivot”, the agency whose president is Jorge Mendes. He broke up with his former agent.

He will compete with Rodrygo and Valverde for the right wing position. The Balearic-born player put in an impressive mid-season performance, appearing to have become an essential and indisputable line-up.

It was the shot he directed against Granada that changed everything, that night he fired a shell with his left foot to bring a fatal victory (1-0) for Ancelotti. With three other impressive goals he won a place in the first leg against Paris, but right after that match history took a 180 degree turn.

Because Rodrygo screamed loudly and regained his position, he caused two miracles in three days: the first imposed extra time against Chelsea; The second in achieving Rimontada against Seville and securing the La Liga title.

Asensio lost his power in the latter part of the season (of the three, in the end, he was the player who played the fewest minutes; 2,110, compared to Rodrygo’s 2,774 and Valverde’s 2,774), but he knows he has a quality to exploit to reclaim his place. Despite everything, he was the team’s third top scorer this season (12 goals). And without Mbappe, his future took an unexpected turn.

Source: AS