Asked on the sidelines of Spain’s rally at the 2022 World Cup, Marco Asensio agreed to take stock of his future with Real Madrid.
Brought to compete in the 2022 World Cup with Spain, since Luis Enrique retained him in his list for the event in Qatar, Marco Asensio held before the entry into the running of La Roja to speak about his situation. with Real Madrid. Faced with strong competition and forced to limit himself to a limited playing time under the leadership of Carlo Ancelotti, the attacking midfielder of the Merengue dropped a few words about his future, as part of an interview given to The Chiringuito.
“Barcelona was never an option”
Invited to react to the rumor of a departure for FC Barcelona, the 26-year-old player brushed aside the possibility of joining the Blaugrana. Without confirming that he will continue the adventure on the side of Santiago-Bernabeu, while his current contract runs until next June. “Barcelona was never an option. I’m happy at Real Madrid, I feel very good… but you never know the future. In this case, it was not true that I considered Barça as an option.
Marco Asensio: “Barcelona was never an option. I’m happy at Real Madrid, I feel very well… but in future you never know”, tells El Chiringuito.
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“In that case, it wasn’t true that I was considering Barca as an option”. pic.twitter.com/reSEmuLlcF
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 21, 2022
Three small TCC tenures
The vagueness remains before knowing whether or not the two parties will conclude an extension in the coming months, after the World Cup. In the event of departure from Real Madrid, three prestigious clubs would be in the running to attract the native of Palma de Mallorca. Appeared 250 times in all competitions with the Casa Blanca tunic, for 52 goals, the former member of Espanyol Barcelona has played 15 games since the start of the 2022-2023 season, for 3 goals. Problem, Marco Asensio has only started three games for only one start in La Liga.
