Carvajal, farewell near? The full-back: "I'm approaching the end of my career"

Madrid, 19 May 2025 – Dani Carvajal has been out since last October, when, during a clash with Jeremy Pino in the match against Villarreal, has suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, the external collateral ligament and the poptileus tendon of his right knee. A very bad injury that has compromised the season of the Spanish defender, who is out and still recovering. The player's absence has had a major impact on the season of the blancos, who have lost one of the pillars of the team, who last season was one of the main protagonists of both the victory of the Champions League that of the'European with the Spain. Over the course of all these months, the Spanish defender has repeatedly expressed his desire to return to the field, but in his latest interview with OK Mobility, he said that the end of his career may not be that far away. These were his words: “My sporting career is already coming to an end, it has been a long journey. I have to be realistic, although obviously I hope not”. Last January 11, Carvajal blew out 33 candles, and the injury suffered this season risks strongly affecting the continuation of his career. Before this very long stop, in fact, the Spanish player never had any major physical problems, but after an injury of this magnitude his return will be an unknown. For this reason, the Real Madrid management has chosen to protect themselves by signing a pre-contract with Trent alexander-arnold, English full-back who in June will part ways with Liverpool, the team he grew up with. The number 66 of the Reds will become a player of the new Real Madrid branded Xabi Alonso and is ready to take up the legacy of the Spanish full-back who, in the meantime, still has a year left on his contract with the blancos. With the Real Madrid jersey, Carvajal played 427 games, scoring 14 goals and winning many trophies, including 4 leagues, 2 Copa del Rey, 4 Spanish Super Cups and above all 6 Champions Leagues, 5 UEFA Super Cups and 5 Club World Cups. Whether his journey with the blancos has come to an end will only be known in the coming months, but it is clear that with the words released in the last interview the player wanted to give a strong signal about what his future as a footballer will be.