This season, Real Madrid is experiencing ups and downs. While the mayonnaise did not take off from the start with Xabi Alonso, the Iberian coach was replaced by his former teammate Alvaro Arbeloa. Under the orders of the former right defender, Kylian Mbappé’s teammates are more relevant. After eliminating Manchester City in the round of 16 of the Champions League, the residents of Santiago-Bernabeu will have to defeat Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. All in parallel with an intense title race with FC Barcelona in La Liga. In the meantime, Real leaders are working on the future summer transfer window.
It’s an open secret but the Merengues, looking for reinforcements to stabilize a porous and fragile defense, are monitoring Nico Schlotterbeck’s situation very closely. While the Madrid club seemed to have suffered a setback following information from the German press announcing an imminent extension of the defender at Borussia Dortmund, the matter has just experienced a new twist this Tuesday. From then on, the hope of seeing the German international join the Spanish capital is far from being extinguished because the player wanted to firmly deny the rumors of an extension with the Ruhr club.
Nico Schlotterbeck sets the record straight and gives Real Madrid hope
Questioned yesterday after the friendly match between Germany and Ghana, Schlotterbeck wanted to re-establish his truth by castigating the German media who had released the information about his extension: “I’m glad you asked, because I read this in your paper today. To be honest, I have to categorically deny it (that its extension is near). Unfortunately, we are not there yet. I negotiated with Sebastian (Kehl) for a long time. He is no longer there. From now on, Ole will be my contact, along with Lars. That’s why I was looking forward to this question. But what you are saying is completely false.»
In conclusion, if he does not completely close the door to Dortmund, Schlotterbeck insisted on the complexity of his current situation: “I have spoken with him, but we are not yet at the point where an extension is imminent. It’s also bad news for BVB fans, but like I said, the situation is not easy for me“. In short, faced with this uncertainty, Real Madrid remains on the lookout. However, seeing him stay at Borussia Dortmund is not ruled out but according to the player, nothing is being done with his new contacts.
