They uncover the reason why Real Madrid did not want to sign David Ospina

David Ospina’s future is in limbo after his contract officially ends and he is free to define the next destination of his career. For a long time, the Colombian was waiting for proposals from other teams in Europe, prioritizing one last big contract before seriously thinking about retirement.

Aurelio de Laurentiis stated several times his desire to have Ospina, but the possibility of signing for a team with better aspirations and favorable economic conditions made him hesitate. In the end, the sky-blue team decided to renew Alex Meret, leaving the Colombian national team goalkeeper to calmly make the decision to continue or go in search of new horizons.

The weight of having Real Madrid as a suitor changed the plans of the man from Antioquia, because even being the shadow of Thibaut Courtois he would be in the current European champion, a candidate to fight again for the next Champions League. Also, being together with Carlo Ancelotti would open up a chance for him to add minutes in less demanding competitionswhich could have been a good deal for Ospina.

The days passed and the space that the Colombian expected was not made, because the merengue team would only go out to the goalkeeper market if the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin made the decision to leave his position as a substitute for the Belgian. Ospina waited and waited until the start of the transfer window made it clear that there was no place available.

According to what the Spanish media report, Lunin backed down on his idea of ​​leaving encouraged by a new renewal offer until the end of the 2023 season. Ancelotti gave the go-ahead to his continuity and for Florentino Pérez it was not difficult to convince him to accept the proposal that will ensure him one more year on the white bench.

“Ancelotti fully trusts Lunin and if the search for another goalkeeper began, it was because of the player’s desire to seek a life away from Real Madrid,” the newspaper indicates. Brandconfirming that Carletto had not thought of Ospina’s name, but the option was opened due to the need to find a guaranteed goalkeeper to assume that second place.

The aforementioned media assures that the Ukrainian has decided to back down on his idea of ​​leaving due to the situation that his family is experiencing due to the invasion of Russia, added to the unconditional support that the white leadership has shown him in the midst of this difficult world order situation. As a sign of respect, Lunin has sat down to talk with the coaching staff and the board of directors, resulting in a renewal that definitively closes the doors to the tricolor goalkeeper.

Prepared for the trip

In the midst of all the rumors around the Colombian, the Corriere del Mezzogiorno reported that the goalkeeper has already canceled the rent of his house in Naples, closing the door to his stay in the team that put him in the elite of Italian soccer.

This being the case, it is like finally in the last days the Colombian seems to have defined his future. According to the journalist Rudy Galetti, an expert in European football transfers, Ospina would have everything agreed to reach football in the United Arab Emirates. The Italian communicator assured this Sunday that the goalkeeper “will be a new Al Nassr player.”

Among other recent information from the old continent Now given by the journalist, Nicoló Schira, the figures for which David would sign at his new club have been made known: “Al Nassr are in talks to try and sign David Ospina as a free agent. A contract is offered until 2025 with a salary of €3.5 M net/year + bonuses”, assured the communicator in the last hours through his Twitter account.

For the benefit of Ospina, if he arrived at this club from Saudi Arabia, he would already have someone who speaks his own language to make adaptation easier, even the Colombian dialect. This is Juvenal Rodríguez, who works as a goalkeeper coach in the team led by Frenchman Rudi García.