Marcelo has decided on his future amid rumours of a Real Madrid exit - and he's staying at the Bernabeu.
The Brazilian left-back had been strongly tipped to join Juventus this summer having fallen out of favour at Real Madrid under previous boss Santiago Solari.
But Marcelo has been reinvigorated under new Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, who has reinstated him into Real's starting XI.
And Zizou's return has convinced 30-year-old Marcelo his future is at the Bernabeu, according to Spanish publication AS .
Back in February, In February, Cope Radio reported that Marcelo went to meet Madrid director general José Ángel Sánchez to tell him he would leave if he was not wanted.
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According to AS, he told Esporte Interativo some days before : "If I am on the list of players (Madrid) want to sell, then they can pay me up and it’s all sorted. If the day ever comes when Real Madrid do not want me, then I’ll go."
That sparked talk of a move to Juventus, where Marcelo would be reunited with former Bernabeu team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo .
However, the return of Zidane until 2022, has given a second chance to Marcelo and the other players who had fallen out of favour under Solari - Isco, Keylor Navas and Marco Asensio.
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Zidane wants to get Marcelo back to the level that has made him one of Madrid’s key players over the past decade, and that task began by returning him to the starting XI for the new manager's first game back in charge, a 2-0 win at home to Celta Vigo.
Zizou also started Isco, Navas and Asensio for that game, and said afterwards: "Nobody can erase what these players have done here, and I'm going to count on everyone, on Courtois, on Reguilón ... But Keylor, Marcelo and Isco are very good players.”
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Marcelo said after the Celta Vigo game: "It's a wonderful feeling to be able to do what I love with joy."
The left-back also started Zinedine Zidane defends picking son Luca in Real Madrid's win over Huesca on Sunday, along with Isco, who scored the opener.
