Asencio is the man of the moment at Real Madrid and now in the Spanish national team where tonight he could play his first match as a senior international. A meteoric rise that is worth a contract renewal that is now only a matter of time.
Real Madrid and Raúl Asencio are very close to reaching an agreement for the renewal of the central defender’s contract. His current contract runs until June 30, 2026, but neither party has any doubts and in a few weeks they will make the agreement official to extend the central defender’s contract for many years. According to Fabrizio Romano, it will be a long-term contract and the final details will be resolved in the coming weeks.
The player has always been clear about it: “In 10 years’ time I see myself at Madrid and in the national team. The renewal? In the end, not everything in this life depends on me, but my dream is to renew with Madrid and be able to be here for a long time”, the footballer explained in an interview with El Chiringuito.
A well-deserved renewal
Asencio appeared at a time of total crisis and has managed to earn a place not only in Carlo Ancelotti’s starting eleven but also in the national team. The level of play that Asencio has shown at Real Madrid has been stratospheric. Since becoming a starter, following the injury of Militao, the promising defender has shown good maturity, good solidity, and a good sense of football in every game he has played. He has played 39 games this season, accumulating 2,790 minutes and has provided two assists.
The player has not only jumped straight from the reserve team to Ancelotti’s starting eleven, but has also been called up directly to the national team without having made his debut before in the Under-21s. This is something that also happened with the Barça star Lamine Yamal.
In November 2024, Ancelotti promoted Raúl Asencio to the first team, but only as an emergency measure. On November 2nd he was playing with Real Madrid Castilla and on the 9th he was called up to play against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabéu. Thirty minutes into the game, he had to go on. He is now the starting center back ahead of Alaba.