Real Madrid have long been eyeing new defensive signings and the events of recent months have only fueled that desire further.
Dean Huijsen’s relative decline in form, Antonio Rudiger’s uncertain future, Eder Militao’s injury and David Alaba’s continued fitness struggles leaving los blancos The defense is dysfunctional – the source of many of their problems this season.
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Therefore, the plan is to wait for the summer transfer window and sign an elite centre-back as a starter.
Actually, los blancos Several players who will be free agents in the summer have been identified as targets and pursued.
current situation
As Mario Cortegna explained in a recent report , Real Madrid’s plan to lure a top defender on a free transfer doesn’t appear to be close to being implemented, even though it sounds promising on paper.
One of the team’s top targets, Ibrahima Konate, appears to have been left out of Real Madrid’s plans due to his poor form for Liverpool this season – something the Madrid office understandably considers a deal-breaker.
Dayot Upamecano is set to renew his contract with Bayern Munich. (Photo by Alexander Hasenstein/Getty Images)
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The team’s next best option, Dayot Upamecano, seemed to be a good target for Real Madrid, but the reason they also ruled him out was due to the player’s high financial demands.
In addition, he is negotiating with Bayern about the possibility of extending his contract, which would automatically rule out the possibility of a transfer.
Where’s Guy?
The third free agent Real Madrid is eyeing is Marc Gersh. As it stands, however, there has not been any direct effort to seriously contact his entourage.
The fact that Real Madrid contacted the environment of the two players mentioned above, but not Gueshi, suggests that he may also be excluded.
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this merengueTherefore, it seems that we are back to square one and will most likely have to look for a target with a less favorable contract situation.
However, considering the defensive situation, even if it takes up a large part of the team’s transfer budget, a new player needs to be brought in.