The day after Real Madrid's victory over Sporting de Braga, which certified their place in the second round of the Champions League, brought good news and bad news for the whites.. The good thing is the renewal of Fede Valverde until 2029, and the bad thing is the injury to the starting goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, who will be out of the game for two to three weeks.

Valverde follows the path of Vinicius, Rodrygo and Camavinga. In recent days, the club has made official the renewals of all of them, protected with a termination clause of 1,000 million. In the case of the Uruguayan, the relationship extends until 2029. The midfielder arrived in 2016, at just 18 years old, and has been growing little by little until today he is one of the essentials and has already won 9 titles: 1 Champions League, 2 Club World Cups, 1 European Super Cup, 2 Leagues, 1 Cup del Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups.

In the offices they see the boy as a potential captain of the first team. For his character, for the years he has already accumulated in the first team and for always having impeccable behavior. 'El Pajarito', who has had offers, especially from the Premier League, and some of them dizzying, has always been clear that his priority was Real Madrid.

INJURY

For his part, Kepa underwent an ultrasound this Thursday which, in the absence of confirmation with the MRI scheduled for Friday, pointed to a small tear in the adductor of his right leg which, as EFE learned from Real Madrid sources, You could be out for two to three weeks.. The goalkeeper withdrew from the warm-up prior to the match against Sporting de Braga on Wednesday after suffering discomfort in the area.

After the first medical tests carried out on Kepa, a small tear was seen in the right adductor, although the club wants to be cautious and wait for the MRI scheduled for this Friday. Of course, they are already pointing to about two or three weeks of absence for the Spanish goalkeeper, which will make him miss Saturday's match against Valencia, not being able to be called up for Spain by Luis de la Fuente and, depending on his evolution, return after the international break either against Cádiz on November 26 or Naples three days later.

Kepa's place will be occupied by the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, as he already did against Braga and successfully, saving a penalty in the 5th minute