Fede Valverde celebrates his 27 years as one of the leaders of the Real Madrid of Xabi Alonso. The Uruguayan player adds today, July 22, the Tenth season in which he has blown the candles as a Madrid player. He does not do it as one of the template. The 'little bird' has established itself as one of the irreplaceable team. As a sample of this, the 4,942 minutes that made him last campaign in the more used by Carlo Ancelotti.
Under the controls of the new coach, Valverde will also be one of the bastions of the team. It has already been in the Club World Cup, where he has scored two goals and has only been replaced in two meetings. Xabi Alonso did not take Valverde to praise, which he compares with his former partner Steven Gerard. “It makes my life much easier,” The Donostiarra acknowledged after the game against Juventus. His delivery over the field, his powerful shot and leadership over the field have made him One of the fans' favoritesbeyond the devotion that coaches feel for a player of these characteristics.
One of the topics that have generated more debate around the figure of Valverde is His versatility. What is apparently a virtue The danger of transforming into a defect is running: indefinition. Alonso has a plan for the midfielder to bring out his virtues and hide his defects. «Its greatest quality is not to receive back and turnbut play more field ahead of his ability to accelerate, ”said the coach from the United States. For this reason, Fede has moved away from the base of the play on the ball and has 'ceded' that space to Arda Gular in the Club World Cup.
With the Valverde-Tchouuméni couple settled, it must be known if it is the Turk or another player who accompanies both in the white core. This year It will not have Luka Modric's experience In this area of the field. An exit that, added to those of his idol Toni Kroos and Casemir '8' merengue as the referent of the Center of the Campo del Real Madrid.
His leader status is not reduced to this plot of the field, since the marches of Croatian and Lucas Vázquez have granted him the Condition of second team captain. Ahead only has Dani Carvajal, to which it could relieve in the coming years. The prolific Charrúa race at Real Madrid places him as second captain with only 27 yearsahead of more veteran players such as Courtois, Rudiger, Alaba, Ceballos and Mendy.
Tied until 2029
Everything points to what Fede Valverde will end up being first captain of the merengue set. The Uruguayan renewed In November 2023 Sor contract with Real Madrid, that links the club to 2029. In eight seasons in the first Real Madrid team, after passing through Castilla and Deportivo, Fede adds 323 games and 14 titles as a Madrid player. A record that can leave nothing for its youth and its importance for the team.
