Real Madrid full-back Dani Carvajal will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.
The 34-year-old has made 450 appearances for Madrid and leaves with a huge personal trophy haul having helped them win six Champions Leagues, six Club World Cups, five European Super Cups, four La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles and four Spanish Super Cups.
Carvajal has spent 23 years at the Bernabeu, coming through the academy to become a mainstay in the first team.
President Florentino Pérez said: “Dani Carvajal is a legend and a symbol of Real Madrid and its academy. His image alongside our beloved and remembered Alfredo Di Stéfano laying the first stone of Ciudad Real Madrid will forever remain in the hearts of all Madridistas and in the history of our club. Carvajal has always exemplified the values of Real Madrid. This is and will always be his home.”
Injuries disrupt Carvajal’s final season at Real Madrid
Carvajal has never recovered physically from tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, along with the lateral collateral ligament and posterolateral corner in his right knee in October 2024.
He underwent arthroscopy surgery on his right knee in December 2025 and has completed 90 minutes on just three occasions this season.
It will mean a disappointing end to his Madrid career, just two years after he was unlucky to miss out on the Ballon d’Or after an incredible season in which he helped Madrid win the Liga and Champions League double, scoring the opening goal against Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley.
He then backed that up by playing a starring role as Spain won the European Championship.
Carvajal’s next move is uncertain although it has been reported in Spain that a move to the Middle East is unlikely due to the ongoing unrest in the region.
His departure means Madrid will be in the market for another right-back this summer to challenge Trent Alexander-Arnold.
That is just one move in what promises to be a major summer of upheaval at the club with Jose Mourinho returning as head coach having agreed terms on a two-year deal.
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