Real Madrid are struggling to sign Benfica left-back Alvaro Carreras. And are now looking for alternatives, with Alex Grimaldo emerging as a potential back-up.
Although Madrid have agreed a five-year contract with Carreras, talks with Benfica have stalled. With the Portuguese side insisting they will only sell for the full €50m release clause, while Madrid are only interested in paying around €35m-40m.
Talks have dragged on for weeks, with no progress on the table, and the club are looking for alternatives. According to The สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที , Carreras is the top target for both Xabi Alonso. And Madrid’s scouts at left-back, and he could become the club’s third central defender of the summer. Following Dean Houten and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Grimaldo for his part spent the last couple of seasons plying his trade under. The watch of incoming Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso, at Bayer Leverkusen.
And to say that the former Barcelona youngster has gone on to impress at the BayArena would be something of an understatement.
All told, from his berth at left-wing-back, since the beginning of the 2023/24 campaign, Grimaldo has racked up 16 goals and a whopping 33 assists.
Los Blancos have until June 10 to finalise a deal. Before the squad for the Club World Cup is submitted to FIFA – where Benfica will also compete – if a deal for Carreras is not completed in the coming days, Madrid could turn their attentions to Alex Grimaldo instead, with the 29-year-old Spain international having made it clear he wants to move to a bigger club.