Marca newspaper reported that Andriy Lunin is the favorite to keep Real Madrid's goal in the match against Mallorca next Wednesday.
The goalkeeping position has become a "headache" in coach Carlo Ancelotti's head after Lunin's recent brilliance and Kepa's return from his injury.
Ancelotti does not prefer the idea of rotating between the two goalkeepers, and wants to choose one goalkeeper from among them to be the main goalkeeper until the end of the season.
According to the report, the recent analysis carried out by Real Madrid's technical staff proved that Lunin's performance was great and the decision was made that he was more deserving of being present in the next match.
The level that the Ukrainian goalkeeper will perform in the Mallorca match will be very decisive. If he continues his outstanding performance, Ancelotti will decide to keep him as the guardian of the Royal Club in the Spanish Super Cup.
Real Madrid is then scheduled to play a match in the round of 32 of the King's Cup, before heading to Saudi Arabia to kick off the Super Cup against Atletico Madrid on January 12.
Lunin shined against Mallorca, if that happened, and completed it with a good performance in the Super Cup, then he will become Real Madrid's first goalkeeper until the end of the season and the return of Thibaut Courtois.
Next summer, Real Madrid will either have to renew Lunin's contract, which expires then, or make him leave and buy Kepa's contract from Chelsea.
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