Real Madrid are about to lose one of their iconic stars. Brazilian left-back Marcelo, whose contract is set to expire in June 2022, told club president Florentino Perez that he wants to leave in January and re-join his old club Fluminense.The legendary 33-year-old defender has had limited opportunities to play in the past two seasons with Ferland Mendy usually preferred by former boss Zinedine Zidane.🚨| According to Brazilian sources Marcelo has decided to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. He would go to Brazil: Fluminense want him. @diarioas pic.twitter.com/I1wgcQnU8W— Madrid Xtra. (@MadridXtra) October 26, 2021 Since becoming one of Los Blancos in 2006, Marcelo has five La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles, four Champions League wins, three UEFA Super Cups and four FIFA Club World Cup titles. It’s a fantastic return for a man whose career may never have started. In his early days as a footballer in Brazil, he was so poor that he couldn’t even afford to commute to training sessions. It was his grandfather who helped the youngster by giving him every penny he could spare. Many years later, Marcelo said that his late grandad was the most influential man of his career.##NAJAVA_MECA_5938216##After all the trophies won in a white shirt, it’s time to say goodbye. At his age, it’s getting difficult to compete with younger players who represent the future od the club. Injuries have also taken their toll on Marcelo’s body, leaving him to struggle for form and playing time. Players such as Ferland Mendy, David Alaba, Nacho Fernandez and winger Miguel Gutierrez have overtaken the Brazilian by the left sideline.The former Brazil international is preparing his bags to return to the Fluminense. The left-back ends his contract at the end of this season and Pérez will not renew it. Therefore, these will be Marcelo’s last months of wearing white. But rather than seeing out his contract until June, he could head back to South America around New Year – if boss Carlo Ancelotti agrees with the president to release the Brazilian before the end of his contract.After 14 years at the Santiago Bernabeu, Marcelo has announced he will leave at the end of the season and will look to rejoin Fluminense in his homeland 🇧🇷La Liga 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 UCL 🏆🏆🏆🏆Club World Cup 🏆🏆🏆🏆Super Cup 🏆🏆🏆Copa Del Rey 🏆🏆Los Blancos legend. pic.twitter.com/MfX1Gvtoko— The Full Time Whistle (@FTwhistle90) October 28, 2021 With his limited playing time and considering all the good things he’d done for the club in his 14 years in Madrid, it’s looking very likely that Marcelo will leave Estadio Santiago Bernabeu soon. An era is about to end.
