Specifically, Real and Ceballos have reached an agreement to extend the contract for another 3 years. Real’s salary in Ceballos’ new contract remains the same and this really makes the 26-year-old midfielder feel very satisfied. 

This can be confirmed because before Real offered to extend his contract, Ceballos had intended to leave. However, despite the interest from Atletico, Real Betis and two other teams in Italy, Ceballos still gives priority to Real. Ceballos wants to play for Real and Real leaders also recognize his enthusiasm. 

In fact, Real or more precisely coach Carlo Ancelotti also has plans for Ceballos , even though the midfielder is not a regular starter in Real’s starting lineup in the 2022/23 season. But the reason Real decided to extend the contract with Ceballos is partly because their midfield needs to maintain stability and Ceballos is a factor that can ensure balance for Los Blancos.

As for Ceballos, the midfielder’s choice to continue playing for Real is also to avoid turmoil in his career when everything is going quite well for him at Real. Ceballos agreed to stay at Real instead of leaving so he could receive a better salary because he wanted the opportunity to “be on the radar” of the Spain national team’s head coach, Mr. De la Fuente. And when this became the goal, Ceballos’ decision to stay with Real was clearly reasonable.