First Ceballos and Now Him: Ancelotti Thought He was Lost and Now Cancels His Exit

Real Madrid faces the  most important stretch of the current season with some doubts in Santiago Bernabéu changing room. Carlo Ancelotti's management of the players at his disposal, especially the young talents, has sparked several debates that won't be easily solved. However, Güler and Endrick aren't the only names highlighted this season.

One of the most notable is Dani Ceballos. The '19' faced another season in obscurity, relegated to the final minutes of games already decided both in favor and against. However,  Kroos's retirement, injuries to Tchouaméni and Camavinga, have handed him an  excellent opportunity to prove himself in front of all his coaches.

He hasn't wasted it judging by Bernabéu's reaction to his performance in the game against Las Palmas. Ancelotti has realized that he has in Ceballos a quality playmaker. Albeit with some differences, who can take on the roles of the former German '8'. Another player who started the current campaign in obscurity is Jesús Vallejo.

The Aragonese, after a not very fruitful loan to Granada, returned to the Madrid changing room with the intention of seeing out his contract. The bond between the Spanish '18' and Real Madrid ends in the 2025 summer. A period the central defender wanted to use to prove himself and demonstrate that he has the necessary quality.

Conflicting wills

What happened in the Madrid-Deportivo Alavés match, a clash that almost ended in 3-3, would have sealed Vallejo's chances of wearing the jersey again. Carlo Ancelotti doesn't count on him: that's why he has decided to give minutes to Raúl Asencio, who came from Real Madrid Castilla, to solve the center-back dilemma.

Mario Cortegana warns that the Real Madrid bosses want Jesús Vallejo to leave as soon as possible from the club, but it can't happen. Not only because finding a transfer offer for the Aragonese '18' is practically impossible: all his offers prefer to wait six months and sign him as a free agent this summer.

Moreover, Jesús Vallejo seems comfortable in the entity presided over by Florentino Pérez. The journalist from 'The Athletic' reveals that the center-back from Zaragoza has expressed his doubts about leaving the club during the winter market. The situation has become definitively entrenched and only the end of the current season will solve yet another headache for the Spanish capital team.

Carlo Ancelotti could very well make use of Jesús Vallejo for the rest of the 24/25 season. Especially to facilitate rotation and rest for Antonio Rüdiger, who has played everything from start to finish. With David Alaba's return, the options at the center-back position expand, while Jesús Vallejo continues waiting from the white bench for his moment to return to the field.