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Actual Madrid verify contract extension for fan-favourite defender

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Actual Madrid have confirmed Lucas Vazquez has signed a brand new one-year contract with the membership.

The favored 33-year-old truly noticed his earlier contract expire this summer time however, regardless of some early ideas of a departure, had been anticipated to ink recent phrases with Madrid for the previous few months.

His new deal is now official, with Madrid confirming Lucas has inked a brand new one-year deal to take him into his tenth season within the first group.

Based on AS, Lucas’ new contract is on the identical phrases as final season and was shortly signed with none actual negotiations, such was the will from each events to get an extension over the road.

He’ll now stay as cowl for Dani Carvajal, however Lucas has even been used often additional up the sphere within the attacking place during which he began his profession. Supervisor Carlo Ancelotti has by no means shied away from discussing his significance to the squad.

Lucas Vazquez

Yet one more 12 months for Lucas / Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/GettyImages

“He’s enjoying at a really excessive stage, he competes with Carvajal, who is without doubt one of the greatest full-backs on this planet,” Ancelotti mentioned final season. “Lucas has additionally made the distinction in different video games.”

Lucas’ performances for Madrid have affectionately earned him the nickname ‘Cafucas’ – a reference to Brazilian right-back Cafu.

“It’s extremely gratifying that they name him ‘Cafucas’ in my honour,” Cafu advised MARCA of the nickname earlier this summer time.

Lucas made 38 appearances in all competitions final season and now has 349 for the membership in complete. He sits thirty fourth on the all-time look charts for Madrid.

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