The Spanish newspaper El Nacional claimed that one of the Real Madrid players who has proven his worth in the recent period is threatening to leave the Santiago Bernabeu in the next summer market if Ancelotti does not rely on him, as a starter, in the lineup to face Manchester City.
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League pitted Real Madrid in a difficult confrontation against defending champion Manchester City, which eliminated the white team from last year’s edition.
Thibaut Courtois is very close to being medically discharged. The Belgian, who seriously injured his knee last August 10 , has positively overcome all stages of recovery, until reaching the decisive point of the season available to Carlo Ancelotti.
The initial plan was that Courtois could arrive for the semi-finals of the Champions League, but the fact that Real Madrid were beaten by Manchester City in the quarter-finals could hasten everything. With Kepa ruled out for his irregularity, Ancelotti will have to make a decision that could lead to trouble.
And the fact is that the coach hesitates between trusting Lunin or bringing back Courtois, a decision in which qualification for the semi-finals of the Champions League is at stake. No one doubts that Manchester City will create a lot of danger, as they are the best attacking team in the world, which makes the performance of the goalkeeper decisive.
Betting on Lunin for the simple fact of giving continuity to the Ukrainian could be too risky, since Lunin is not playing badly, but he is not the savior goalkeeper that Courtois has proved to be, key in the last Champions of Real Madrid
The big problem is that the rumors have reached the ears of Lunin, who does not even want to hear about returning to the bench right at the decisive moment of the season. The Ukrainian goalkeeper, fed up with having to go out on loan, agreed to be Courtois’ replacement this season.
That is why the Ukrainian did not understand that Real Madrid signed Kepa and that the Basque became a starter as soon as he arrived. With hard work, Lunin proved to be in better shape than Kepa, to the point of taking away his title and, the most complicated, avoiding any type of debate.
The culminating point occurred in Germany, in the Red Bull Leipzig-Real Madrid corresponding to the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. The white team was surprised by an intense and vertical opponent who created a lot of danger, but who met a spectacular Lunin who saved the team and, by extension, avoided elimination from the top competition continental
At this point, Lunin believes that he has earned the right to start the rest of the Champions League and that Courtois, who needs to gain a competitive pace, should gradually enter League games , since the title is practically settled.
If Carlo Ancelotti shows again that he does not trust him and bets on an out-of-form Courtois before him, Lunin will not doubt him and demand a departure next summer. The goalkeeper has an important offer from Bayern Munich , so he will not hesitate between being a starter at the Allianz Arena or a substitute at Real Madrid.
