"Real" Madrid club already knows which football player will replace longtime team center-back Pepe. 34-year-old Portuguese has announced that Real Madrid is not planning to extend the contract with him, so Pepe, who has been defending the colors of the "Whites" for ten years, will become a free agent on July 1. There have been rumors in the media that the UEFA Champions League winners are interested in the possibility of acquiring defenders such as Leonardo Bonucci, Nicolas Otamendi, or Sokratis Papastathopoulos. However, Zinedine Zidane has decided to trust youth - Frankfurt's Eintracht officially confirmed that 20-year-old center-back Jesus Vallejo, who is returning to Madrid after his loan spell, will be in the team for the upcoming season. The promising Spaniard was one of the best defenders in the Bundesliga last season, making the most accurate passes among players in his position. Real Madrid believes in this young Spanish player's potential, and he has become the fourth choice of Z. Zidane in the team. Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane will continue to form the core center-back pairing next season, with Nacho and J. Vallejo providing support. Marca reports that J. Vallejo, who signed a contract with Real Madrid in 2015, will be presented at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium after the European Under-21 Championship, where the defender will also defend his country's colors.
Jesús Vallejo - Spanish Silk. One of the best young CB's in world football. #WelcomeBack pic.twitter.com/Qe78hOqtFI
— Real Madrid Comps (@RM_Comps) June 8, 2017
VALLEJO RETURNS TO REAL
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) June 12, 2017
Jesús Vallejo will return to @realmadriden for the upcoming season.
All the best and thanks, Jesus! #Eintracht #SGE pic.twitter.com/sff8OxmXbY
