Real Madrid closing in on contract agreement with 32-year-old veteran | OneFootball

Even as Real Madrid prepare to say goodbye to Toni Kroos, they are working towards tying down some of the other veteran stars at the club.

For starters, Luka Modric is understood to have reached an agreement in principle to continue for another season.

Meanwhile, progress is being made on the Lucas Vazquez front as well.

Agreement close

Indeed, as per MARCA, Lucas Vazquez and Real Madrid are close to finalising an agreement for the right-back to stay at the club for another season.

The club’s directors have conveyed to the player the desire of Carlo Ancelotti himself for the Galician to remain at Real Madrid until at least 30 June 2025.

Set to stay. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

A product of the club’s academy, Vazquez became part of the senior setup at Real Madrid in 2015 under Rafael Benitez, after spending a season at RCD Espanyol.

Should he sign a renewal and stay until 2025, the 32-year-old Spaniard will be completing a decade as a Real Madrid first-team star.

A key cog

Even though he is not a regular starter for Real Madrid, Vazquez has been a key cog in the success that the team has achieved this season.

The 32-year-old has always been ready to step up in Dani Carvajal’s absence and has racked up a tally of three goals and eight assists, including strikes against Villarreal and Barcelona.

Real Madrid value what Vazquez offers to the team in terms of the overall package and are now close to agreeing a renewal, so that he remains at the club for at least another year.