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Real Madrid expiring contracts: Who is free to leave next summer and in 2026?

Sports Mole rounds up all of Real Madrid's expiring contracts for next summer and 2026.

Real Madrid concluded their 2023-24 campaign by winning the Champions League final, which capped another excellent season for Carlo Ancelotti's side.

Los Blancos beat Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium to make it a La Liga and European Cup double last term, and the club will now be targeting more success during the current season.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Real Madrid players whose contracts either expire next season or in the summer of 2026.


Which Real Madrid players are out of contract next summer?

Lucas Vazquez

Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy in action with Manchester City's Phil Foden on April 9, 2024© Reuters

Age: 33
Position: Right-back
Transfer value: £3.3m
Joined: Academy product
Joining fee: N/A
Real Madrid appearances: 361
Real Madrid goals: 38

Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (4): 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • Copa del Rey (1): 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (2): 2017, 2022

  • UEFA Champions League (5): 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Super Cup (4): 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024

  • FIFA Club World Cup (3): 2016, 2017, 2018

  • Vazquez's contract with Real Madrid expired over the summer, but he then penned a one-year deal at Bernabeu to keep him at the club until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.


    Ferland Mendy

    Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy in action with Manchester City's Phil Foden on April 9, 2024© Reuters

    Age: 28
    Position: Left-back
    Transfer value: £17m
    Joined: July 1, 2019
    Joining fee: £47m
    Real Madrid appearances: 183
    Real Madrid goals: 6

    Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (3): 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • Copa del Rey (1): 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (3): 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Champions League (2): 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Super Cup (2): 2022, 2024

  • There has been ongoing speculation surrounding Mendy's future at Real Madrid, but he is undoubtedly the team's first-choice left-back when fit and available for selection.

    The Frenchman enjoyed a strong 2023-24 campaign for Los Blancos, and it would not be a surprise to see him offered a new deal despite the club's alleged pursuit of Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies.


    Jesus Vallejo

    Real Madrid's Jesus Vallejo pictured in May 2019© Reuters

    Age: 27
    Position: Centre-back
    Transfer value: £850,000
    Joined: July 15, 2015
    Joining fee: £5.1m
    Real Madrid appearances: 32
    Real Madrid goals: 1

    Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (1): 2021-22

  • Copa del Rey (1): 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (1): 2021-22

  • UEFA Champions League (2): 2017-18, 2021-22

  • UEFA Super Cup (2): 2022, 2024

  • FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2018, 2022

  • Vallejo is back at Real Madrid after spending the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Granada, but he is not believed to be in the plans of Los Blancos moving forward and could leave next summer.


    Luka Modric

    Croatia's Luka Modric in action on June 24, 2024 [IMAGO]© Imago

    Age: 38
    Position: Central midfielder
    Transfer value: £5.2m
    Joined: August 27, 2012
    Joining fee: £30m
    Real Madrid appearances: 549
    Real Madrid goals: 39

    Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (4): 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • Copa del Rey (2): 2013-14, 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (5): 2012, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024

  • UEFA Champions League (6): 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Super Cup (5): 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024

  • FIFA Club World Cup (5): 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022

  • Modric recently signed a new one-year contract at Real Madrid.

    The experienced midfielder will therefore spend at least one more season with the capital giants, with his departure expected in the summer of 2025.


    Which Real Madrid players are out of contract in June 2026?

    Dani Carvajal

    Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal pictured on October 16, 2022© Reuters

    Age: 32
    Position: Right-back
    Transfer value: £10.2m
    Joined: July 1, 2013
    Joining fee: £5.5m
    Real Madrid appearances: 427
    Real Madrid goals: 14

    Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (4): 2016-17, 2019-20 2021-22, 2023-24

  • Copa del Rey (2): 2013-14, 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (4): 2017, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Champions League (6): 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Super Cup (5): 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024

  • FIFA Club World Cup (5): 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022

  • Carvajal got his name on the scoresheet in the 2023-24 Champions League final, putting in a man-of-the-match performance at Wembley Stadium.

    The 32-year-old is out for the entire 2024-25 season due to a serious knee injury, but he has recently had his contract extended until the summer of 2026.


    Thibaut Courtois

    Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois during training on May 31, 2024© Reuters

    Age: 32
    Position: Goalkeeper
    Transfer value: £23.7m
    Joined: August 8, 2018
    Joining fee: £35m
    Real Madrid appearances: 247
    Real Madrid clean sheets: 100

    Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (3): 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24

  • Copa del Rey (1): 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (2): 2019-20, 2021-22

  • UEFA Champions League (2): 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Super Cup (2): 2022, 2024

  • FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2022
  • Courtois missed the majority of last season with a serious knee injury, but the Belgian did return towards the end of the campaign and featured in the Champions League final.

    The 32-year-old remains one of the best goalkeepers in world football, and it would not be a surprise to see him soon pen a new contact with the capital giants.


    Antonio Rudiger

    Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger before the match on January 21, 2024© Reuters

    Age: 31
    Position: Centre-back
    Transfer value: £21.2m
    Joined: June 2, 2022
    Joining fee: Free transfer
    Real Madrid appearances: 116
    Real Madrid goals: 6

    Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (1): 2023-24

  • Copa del Rey (1): 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (1): 2023-24

  • UEFA Champions League (1): 2023-24

  • UEFA Super Cup (2): 2022, 2024

  • FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2022

  • Rudiger was a vital player for Real Madrid during the 2023-24 campaign, making 48 appearances in all competitions, and he has been an excellent performer for the club over the last two seasons.

    As a result, it would not be a surprise to see the centre-back soon handed fresh terms at Bernabeu.


    David Alaba

    Real Madrid's David Alaba celebrates their first goal on September 2, 2023© Reuters

    Age: 32
    Position: Centre-back
    Transfer value: £16.9m
    Joined: May 28, 2021
    Joining fee: Free transfer
    Real Madrid appearances: 102
    Real Madrid goals: 5

    Honours at Real Madrid

  • La Liga (2): 2021-22, 2023-24

  • Copa del Rey (1): 2022-23

  • Spanish Super Cup (1): 2021-22

  • Champions League (2): 2021-22, 2023-24

  • UEFA Super Cup (1): 2022

  • FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2022
  • Alaba missed the second half of last season with a serious knee injury, and he is not expected to be back on the field until later this year due to the seriousness of the damage.

    There has been speculation surrounding the Austria international's long-term future at Bernabeu, and it will be interesting to see what the future holds for the defender.


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