Marcelo is left without a team. The legend and so far former Real Madrid captain was at Fluminense, but suddenly everything has changed for him. In the last few hours, his contract has terminated by mutual consent and he is looking for a new home at 36 years of age.
It all happened after a mishap in the last match against Gremio. Marcelo was about to come on to the field almost in stoppage time... when he said something to the man who was now his coach, Mano Menezes . It didn't sit well with the Brazilian, who responded by showing him the way back to the bench.
Speaking after the match, Menezes explained the incident: "I was going to put Marcelo on, but there was one thing I didn't like and I changed my mind. So I put John Kennedy on."
All this has been a hard blow for Marcelo... but the truth is that he has quickly received a call from the team he loves: Real Madrid . Florentino Pérez doesn't intend to leave him stranded and has already taken action in case the Brazilian doesn't find a new destination, putting an offer on the table for him to return home.
Marcelo receives a call from Real Madrid: firm offer
Defensa Central has discovered that Marcelo has the doors open if he wants to return to Madrid. Not as a player, since that stage is already considered closed by the club... but in any type of role he wants to play. Florentino will accept any role that a legend of his level wants to play.
If he decides to hang up his cleats, he already knows that Real Madrid will welcome him with open arms. Marcelo hasn't yet made any decision, he didn't expect to leave Fluminense so abruptly... and he needs some time to decide what his next step will be.
What is clear is that Marcelo will end up returning to Real Madrid in whatever role he wants to play. Florentino Pérez has told him this on a thousand and one occasions, he already knows it.
The family may play a key role in his decision. Until now, Marcelo was living in Brazil, far from his son, a player in the Real Madrid youth teams. He could end up hanging up his cleats and returning to be close to him again, something that he is sure will happen sooner or later.