Superstars who have established themselves as legends at the Santiago Bernabeu, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, or Casemiro, have never been afraid to leave Real Madrid. Real Madrid has never been hesitant about allowing players to go.
In addition, there are younger players like Miguel Gutiérrez who are searching for more playing time but are under the impression that they are not yet ready to play for the first team.
In the summer of 2022, the Spaniard did not waste any time in accepting Girona’s offer, despite the fact that he had previously made many attempts to break through to the senior squad at Real Madrid.
In exchange for his services, the Catalan club paid a sum of four million euros, while Los Blancos included an eight million euro buy-back provision in his contract. This clause was scheduled to become active for the first time in the summer of 2024.
Since that time, Gutierrez has been working with Girona and has accomplished a great deal. He has participated in 22 games so far this season, and during that time he has scored one goal and provided three assists. Moreover, Europe is keeping a close eye on his achievements.
A leading Premier League club made an offer of €25 million to Gutierrez over the summer, but he turned it down, as reported by the media outlet MARCA.
In accordance with the terms of the contract, Real Madrid would have been had to pay a sum equal to 12.5 million euros in order to regain possession of his rights. This provides Madrid with sufficient time to deliberate between themselves whether they would want to bring back the Spaniard for a fee of eight million euros or to spend upwards of fifty million euros on Alphonso Davies.
Additionally, Gutierrez’s contract has a release clause that is worth €35 million and will go into effect during the next few months, not before the summer. It is quite possible that a number of prominent clubs, particularly those in the Premier League who are seeking for left-backs, will be interested in signing him.
According to the source, the Girona defender has already turned down Manchester United in favor of Real Madrid when he was just 15 years old. This decision was made in the past.
Despite the fact that the Red Devils gave him a bigger contract than what Madrid was offering, the player did not want to leave the Spanish capital since he had aspirations of making it into the first squad.