Vinicius Tobias Faces Uncertain Future at Real Madrid: What Lies Ahead?

Vinicius Tobias has three months left in Valdebebas. He won’t continue. The renewal of Lucas Vázquez – official next week – is a slam of the door on his aspirations to jump into the first team and be a replacement for Carvajal. It will not happen; No, unless in this final stretch of the season he surprises by offering such an impressive performance that it forces the club to rethink the situation. Something that hasn’t happened in two years. And remote, if you take into account that he lost his position at Castilla a month ago. He hasn’t played since February 17 (a 3-0 defeat by Algeciras pushed him into ostracism). His situation with the reserve team is very delicate, so talking about the first team becomes a direct utopia.

Vinicius Tobias is on loan with a purchase option of €15M. He arrived in April 2022, from Shakthar Donetsk and until the summer of 2023. Season and a half. He was a member of Castilla that was on the verge of promotion last season (defeat in the playoff final against Eldense), but always having a role bordering on secondary: last year the right wing ended up going to Pablo Ramón, a converted center back, before him. Something similar has happened this time: he started playing, but just a month ago he lost his position to the detriment of Carrillo, a converted center back. He does not convince Raúl.

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Vinicius Tobias, substitute in a Castilla match.

And neither does Ancelotti: he took him to the United States in the summer –2022– and to Arabia in January –2023–, but in two years he has only given him one official match, the visit to Aranda this season. Despite the praise he gives him at a press conference, the reality is that he continues to not see him prepared for the demands of the first team. And his time has run out, because his contract has run out. If Madrid wants to keep him starting this summer, he must pay 15 million to Shakhtar. Something that won’t happen. So the player will return and begin a new sporting stage: he is counting on juicy offers to come his way.

Lots of excitement in Fortea

But the search for the ‘new Carvajal’ has not come to an end, far from it. In the quarry, the progress of Jesús Fortea, Arbeloa’s right back in Juvenil A, is dazzling. The diamond that caused the breakdown of relations between Real Madrid and Atlético. A footballer who, if everything goes the way he is, will be Castilla’s right back next year. With just turned 17 years old (last Tuesday). He is highly regarded and has enormous hope in the medium term. True first team progression. His opportunity is coming. That of Vinicius Tobias, ends.

2024-03-29 04:15:51
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