Carvajal's Message about Raúl Asencio with a Warning Included to Real Madrid: 'Our'

Real Madrid is managing as best as it can an important personnel crisis in its defensive line. The executives led by Florentino  didn't consider it necessary to make an addition to the central defense last summer, which has reduced Ancelotti's resources. Despite everything, the coach has managed to keep the situation under control.

However, the delicate balance maintained by the Reggiolo coach has been possible thanks to the emergence of an unexpected 'transfer' for the first team. Raúl Asencio's  arrival to Santiago Bernabéu changing room, from Real Madrid Castilla, has changed the competitive possibilities of Madrid. Because the '35' from the Canary Islands can not only play as a central defender.

He is also frequently being placed as a right winger: Lucas Vázquez is currently experiencing a particular dip in his performance this season. And the coaching staff has decided to let him rest until he is fully recovered from his physical discomfort in the hamstrings. Asencio, whose contract ends in the 2026 summer, has grown in popularity with the sports management.

So much so that the club executives would like to extend his contract with the white club to firmly establish him in the first team. Getting closer and closer to the dream of achieving the 'new Nacho'. Dani Carvajal is clear about what the young Madrid defender is capable of: "he's doing very well".

Reference to the future

It's not always easy to make the leap to the first team and quickly establish oneself. Not for nothing did Dani Carvajal himself have to play a season at Bayer Leverkusen to 'unleash' himself and facilitate his return to the Spanish capital in the summer of 2014. The personal experience of the Madrid captain has much to say in that regard, because Raúl Asencio follows two basic principles: "Arrive early and work hard", states the '2' from Leganés.

In this context, the Spanish central defender has everything necessary to succeed in the first team... something he would already be doing judging by the reaction that Santiago Bernabéu leaves in his defensive interventions in each match. Dani Carvajal is clear: with his professional ethics, "he represents the values of our youth academy".

These words are not coincidental and come at a very complicated time for the Madrid youth ranks due to Jesús Fortea. The right-back of Juvenil A has decided not to renew in March as expected due to the lack of opportunities to improve in La Fábrica. On repeated occasions, he has requested a promotion to Real Madrid Castilla which has been denied.

Even to the first team, taking advantage of the crisis in the right-back position caused by Dani Carvajal's serious injury, but he has only trained at Valdebebas with Carlo Ancelotti's players. The message sent from the club, due to the success Asencio is now having, is one of patience and resilience in the face of adversity.