{"id":505264,"date":"2026-07-10T22:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=505264"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:15:21","slug":"real-madrid-to-keep-chuma-okeke-as-pedro-martinez-backs-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/real-madrid-to-keep-chuma-okeke-as-pedro-martinez-backs-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid to keep Chuma Okeke as Pedro Mart\u00ednez backs forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:ab8e24d2-1ece-4cfc-9460-0b0afd13c2f1-13\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:ab8e24d2-1ece-4cfc-9460-0b0afd13c2f1-13\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:ab8e24d2-1ece-4cfc-9460-0b0afd13c2f1-13\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-28\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e650c4ff-3949-4f97-b85f-88a85d3a44fb\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1791\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1178\">Chuma Okeke<\/strong> will remain a <strong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1208\">Real Madrid<\/strong> player for the 2026-27 season. 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