{"id":201005,"date":"2024-07-18T14:17:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/18\/real-madrid-confirm-contract-extension-for-fan-favourite-defender\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:17:29","slug":"real-madrid-confirm-contract-extension-for-fan-favourite-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/18\/real-madrid-confirm-contract-extension-for-fan-favourite-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid confirm contract extension for fan-favourite defender \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid have confirmed Lucas Vazquez has signed a new one-year contract with the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular 33-year-old actually saw his previous contract expire this summer but, despite some early suggestions of a departure, had been expected to ink fresh terms with Madrid for the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>His new deal is now official, with\u00a0Madrid\u00a0confirming Lucas has inked a new one-year deal to take him into his tenth season in the first team.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<em>AS<\/em>, Lucas\u2019 new contract is on the same terms as last season and was quickly signed without any real negotiations, such was the desire from both parties to get an extension over the line.<\/p>\n<p>He will now remain as cover for Dani Carvajal, but Lucas has even been used occasionally further up the field in the attacking position in which he started his career. Manager Carlo Ancelotti has never shied away from discussing his importance to the squad.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j32q8t5y9zam9w3dgz.jpg\" alt=\"Lucas Vazquez\" title=\"Lucas Vazquez\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>One more year for Lucas \/ Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cHe is playing at a very high level, he competes with Carvajal, who is one of the best full-backs in the world,\u201d Ancelotti said last season. \u201cLucas has also made the difference in other games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucas\u2019 performances for Madrid have affectionately earned him the nickname \u2018Cafucas\u2019 \u2013 a reference to Brazilian right-back Cafu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very gratifying that they call him \u2018Cafucas\u2019 in my honour,\u201d Cafu told\u00a0<em>MARCA<\/em>\u00a0of the nickname earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas made 38 appearances in all competitions last season and now has 349 for the club in total. 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