Next summer won't be a time of doubt for him. The decision is already made, and he won't continue at Real Madrid.
The only question is whether to follow in his friend Nacho's footsteps and accept an offer from Al Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia to play under Míchel's orders. Or to continue in Spanish soccer, where he has a firm offer.
Dani Carvajal Asks Him to Stay
Money or family stability. That's the only doubt he has, while his friend/brother Dani Carvajal asks him to think it over and stay.
But Lucas Vázquez has already thought it all through. At 34 years old, it's time to leave Real Madrid.
He won't wait for Florentino to call him to negotiate another year at a lower rate, as every season. In other years, he cleared up the doubts caused during the season with a stellar end to the campaign.
But the current one is being a bittersweet season for him. Without Carvajal, injured, he has played less than he would have wanted, and Ancelotti has even preferred to improvise Valverde as a right-back.
The Arrival of Alexander-Arnold Pushes Him Out of Real Madrid
The future that awaits him is the return of Dani Carvajal, probably the best right-back in the world. And he will be joined by the reinforcement of Trent Alexander-Arnold, one of the few who can challenge Carvajal's dominance in his position.
In other words, Real Madrid will have the right-back position more than covered. Lucas Vázquez's times as a winger are already history. A player of undeniable class, this season he has shown too many defensive shortcomings, which are justified because he is not a natural defender.
In Saudi Arabia, they offer him two seasons. But the Saudi offer is not the only one he has received. Espanyol, his former team, where he played on loan, has also opened its doors for him to end his career in Cornellà.
It's a sporting decision in which the family also has to express their opinion. Lucas Vázquez hasn't decided where he will go yet, but what he is very clear about is that he won't continue at Real Madrid.
Trained in Real Madrid's youth academy, Lucas Vázquez will end ten years in the first team of Madridists. In the past, that figure guaranteed a tribute.