Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin has reportedly decided against leaving the club on a loan and wishes to fight for his place in the side.
According to Defensa Central, Andriy Lunin has decided not to leave Real Madrid on a loan spell this summer as he feels settled in the city and is planning to fight for regular minutes under Carlo Ancelotti.
Lunin signed for Real Madrid back in 2018, when he arrived from Ukrainian outfit Zorya Luhansk. He had loan stints away at Leganes, Real Valladolid and Real Oviedo in his first two years in Spain but has stayed at the Santiago Bernabeu since the summer of 2020.
However, the 23-year-old had to wait until May this year to make his first official appearance for Real Madrid in La Liga, when he started in the derby against Atletico Madrid. In total, Lunin has featured just five times for Los Blancos thus far across all competitions, with four of those coming in the season gone by.
With Thibaut Courtois establishing himself as the undisputed starter between the sticks, Lunin was said to be unhappy at his lack of involvement and was reportedly seeking an exit. Real Madrid, for their part, were willing to facilitate a loan move for the Ukrainian international after extending his contract this summer.
There is no shortage of interest in Lunin either, as Premier League club West Ham United are keen on the goalkeeper, while La Liga side Espanyol have also lodged enquiries over his availability on loan.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid were also said to be lining up replacements for Lunin should he leave on loan, with Napoli’s David Ospina having emerged as a possible option. But, as per the latest reports, Lunin has now decided not to leave the club this summer and is looking forward to staying put at the Santiago Bernabeu.
This decision stems from the fact that Lunin and his family are settled well in Madrid and are not looking forward to leaving, especially at a time when the goalkeeper recently became a father. Instead, he is now prepared to fight and push Courtois to earn his minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu. So, it looks like the Ukrainian international will not be moving on this summer.
