dani ceballos will not have the opportunity to say goodbye on the grass of the Bernabeu. At least dressed in shorts. The midfielder will not be in the Real Madrid call-up for the duel before Athletic and, except for last minute surprises, He will say goodbye to Real Madrid far from the pitch after the complete break with Arbeloa.
Absence also has a strong symbolic component. As the Bernabéu prepares to say goodbye to several important names in the locker room, Ceballos will not even have the opportunity to receive the affection of the stands. Only with the final whistle will the midfielder be able to go down to the grass with the rest of the injured and, perhaps there, receive a farewell from his fans. His end at Real Madrid aims to take place through the back door after weeks marked by internal tension and an irreversible distance from the coachwho has not counted on him again.
An irreversible distancing
The conflict exploded at the end of April after a clash between the footballer and the coach that ended up definitively breaking the relationship. As revealed BRANDCeballos himself even conveyed a very significant phrase to the locker room about his situation with Arbeloa: “I have asked the coach not to have a relationship”. Since then, the Sevillian has completely disappeared from the calls.
Arbeloa: “I hope it’s a see you later, this has always been my home”
“We have had differences, it is normal. I have thought more about Madrid than about myself in these months, but I have done the best for the club. In another club it would have been different, but it was what I had to do. There is no room for regret,” Arbeloa explained, in general, in his last press conference in Valdebebas. The coach also wanted to vindicate the management of the locker room and the conversations held with all his players during the course on his already famous gray sofa. “I have had relationships with all my players and I have had many conversations. I have listened to them and they have listened to me. There are times when we have agreed, others not, but that is part of life, both as a coach and as a player.”he explained.
The feeling in Valdebebas is that with Ceballos there was no turning back. The midfielder, with a contract until 2027, He had been evaluating his future for some time and the clash with Arbeloa ended up accelerating an outcome that seems inevitable heading into the summer.. What just a few months ago pointed to a new opportunity at Real Madrid has ended up becoming a silent and unforgiving goodbye.
