The management of Real has decided not to extend the contract of the Brazilian, who just turned 34 at the end of May and who ended his long tenure with a complicated season, where he was only five times in La Liga and n did not play in the Champions League final on May 28 at the Stade de France against Liverpool, won 1-0.
"It's not a goodbye, I don't feel like I'm leaving Real Madrid. If you don't issue me a ticket, you risk having problems," the famous defender joked. by his spiky haircut than by his centers of devilish precision.
"You are irreplaceable (...) you can be proud of your brilliant career (...) Real Madrid is and will always be your home," said Florentino Pérez, the club's president, present at this farewell ceremony along with his coach Carlo Ancelotti, his teammates and Raul, the coach of the B team.
"When I signed for Madrid, I thought I could reach the top, and here I have become the most successful player in the history of the club," said the player, who won 25 trophies in the Merengue jersey. (5 Champions Leagues, 6 Spanish champion titles, 2 King's Cups, 4 times the Club World Cup, 5 Spanish Super Cups, 3 European Super Cups).
Brazilian left-back Marcelo lifts the Champions League trophy, the club's 14th and his 5th personal, after the 1-0 victory in the final against Liverpool, on May 28, 2022 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis JAVIER SORIANO AFP/Archives
"I never thought of retiring, I think I can still play," said Marcelo, now free of any contract after playing 546 matches for Real.
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