The Spanish club Real Madrid is experiencing a thorny crisis, with its hero being Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, the team’s goalkeeper who played the match of his life against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The Catalan newspaper “Sport” stated in a report that Real Madrid is negotiating with Lunin to renew his contract, which will expire in 2025.
She added that Real Madrid made a good offer for the Ukrainian goalkeeper, but Lunin wants sporting guarantees regarding the fate of his participation in future matches after the return of his Belgian colleague Thibaut Courtois from injury.
She pointed out that Lunin excelled a lot this season despite the doubts raised about him at the beginning, which prompted the club management to borrow Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea.
She also pointed out that Lunin is in the process of evaluating the offers he will receive next summer, which may prompt Real Madrid to offer him for sale to avoid his departure for free.
Andriy Lunin has reserved his place in the starting lineup since the beginning of this year and has outperformed his teammate Kepa, while Thibaut Courtois is preparing to regain his place in the starting lineup after recovering from a knee injury.
Lunin shone the day before yesterday in the Manchester City match, leading his team to the Champions League semi-finals in an epic match, as Real Madrid prepared to meet Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals.