Fran García loses patience with Álvaro Arbeloa and asks to leave: Real Madrid says 'No'

At Real Madrid there are situations that do not make noise, but carry weight, and Fran García's is one of them. The left back has spent months living with a feeling of invisibility that has finally overwhelmed him. His participation has been minimal and his role, residual, something that has completely eroded his confidence and his patience.

The player feels that his time at the white club is coming to an end. He doesn't see himself inside the project and he assumes that he has not managed to fit in as he expected. The disappointment is evident and his inner circle acknowledges that the emotional strain has been significant, especially in a season in which he expected to take a step forward.

The broken relationship with Arbeloa

The focus of the discontent points directly at Álvaro Arbeloa, Fran García believes that the coach has not been fair with him. When he has had minutes, his performance has been adequate, without fanfare, but fulfilling his duties. Above all, he has always kept a professional, committed attitude, without any gestures of public rebellion.

That is, precisely, one of the things that hurts him the most. He doesn't understand why, despite not giving up and being available whenever he has been required, he has been relegated to the most absolute ostracism. From his point of view, the lack of trust has been total and that has ended up breaking any sporting bond with the coach.

An exit that Madrid block

With that scenario, Fran García had his next step clear: to leave in the summer, and even to explore options earlier if the door opened. In recent weeks a concrete possibility emerged from England, with AFC Bournemouth interested in signing him to strengthen their left flank.

However, Real Madrid were blunt, the club doesn't intend to strengthen in this transfer window, nor to allow departures. The response was a resounding "no". In Valdebebas they believe that, although he is not a protagonist, Fran García is part of the squad and must stay until the end of the season.

A future on hold and a foretold ending

The club's decision has not changed the player's feelings, Fran García already considers his time at Real Madrid closed. He knows that his situation will hardly change and that regaining prominence is a pipe dream. He will endure, yes, but with the feeling of living through a forced extra time.

At the club, meanwhile, they assume that the problem is not immediate, but it is latent. They have blocked his exit for now, but they are aware that the outcome will arrive sooner rather than later. The relationship is worn out, the trust is broken and the future, barring an unexpected twist, points far from Bernabéu. Sometimes, "no" only postpones the inevitable.