The mystery with Pepe’s future continues in the air and neither Real Madrid nor the player have said a word. Only Zinedine Zidane spoke early this year to confirm that he wants the defender to stay and that he will count on him until the end of the season.
Pepe’s contract expires on the 30th of June, so the player could be opened to negotiate with any other club. Actually, he had a lot of offers coming from China but at the moment he has not signed any contract with any other club. It seems like the footballer is willing to stay in the Spanish capital, but he wants to sign a two-year deal instead of the one offered by the club.
In case Pepe finally leaves Real Madrid, Los Blancos have to think on a suitable replacement for one of the most important players in the squad in the last years. Taking in consideration that Nacho is a guarantee both as a right back and as a full back, the idea is not signing a star. For this reason, the first name who came up was Jesús Vallejo.
Vallejo is shining with Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga, where he is currently on loan. He is still very young and the German side would like to extend the deal one more year. For this reason, Los Blancos are looking for new options in the market.
Some weeks ago, we wrote about the interest in Felipe Monteiro, a Brazilian defender from Porto. According to the Spanish site OKDiario, Real Madrid are also interested in Mateo Musacchio, the Villarreal defender.
Musacchio is currently 26 years old and he arrived to Villarreal in 2009 from River Plate. In all these years at Villarreal, he has seen how the club played in the Champions League and also how the were relegated to the second division in 2012. Since 2010, he’s been one of the most important players in the defensive line and this season he’s played 17 games.
Musacchio’s release clause is €50M, but he could leave the club for less money, because his contract expires in 2018. According to the same sources, the transfer fee would be around €20M. However, first of all, Real Madrid should know about Pepe’s future.