Pepe Doesn't Hold Back: Big Words About Raúl Asencio and Whether He Can Be His Successor

One of the key names of the current season at Real Madrid is Raúl Asencio. The Canarian '35' moved up from Real Madrid Castilla to the first team to solve Carlo Ancelotti's shortage of center-backs, a challenge he has overcome with flying colors and excellent records. His performance has also led to a notable approach from the Valdebebas offices.

Not only because of the automatic renewal to which all La Fábrica footballers who settle in the first team from one season to the next are subject. The interest in acquiring his contract shown by some elite European soccer clubs has put the white bosses on alert, who aim to improve his renewal.

This is reported by the information published in recent days about the significant increase in his salary to be received next season... in addition to a release clause that would rise to 500M euros to prevent interference from clubs like PSG: the rouge et bleu entity was genuinely interested.

Given the growth Raúl Asencio has shown as a Real Madrid player in these months, many speak of his possible consolidation as one of the new white legends. In that regard, one of the former merengue players who enjoys that status, Pepe, has made his opinion clear about the young center-back.

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For the former '3' from Portugal, Raúl Asencio "is a kid with a lot of enthusiasm". But not only that would be important when it comes to consolidating himself as one of the best players on the first team, since he also "has desire and a lot of quality"... as he would have already shown in the most demanding stages of elite European soccer.

"He's going to contribute a lot, as he already is, for Madrid to win titles," Pepe states. The legendary Real Madrid center-back, in words for the newspaper As, warns that the merengue entity has an important and exciting center-back project that performs perfectly.

The comparisons between Raúl Asencio and Sergio Ramos, made to date, are more than evident. Not only because of the way he moves and the defensive strength of the white '35', but because Asencio himself has confessed that the Camero center-back is one of his soccer references. Moreover, he will not hesitate to follow in the footsteps of other prominent players like Pepe.

Raúl Asencio, in any case, has been a more than positive surprise for the first team this season. His immediate integration into Santiago Bernabéu locker room has provided the solution to the center-back problem and offers an important center-back project entirely formed in La Fábrica.