Real Madrid are facing a rather tricky situation this season, and with David Alaba’s terrible injury, the Madrid club is back on the market to find a medical joker to back up Antonio Rüdiger in central defence. According to Fabrizio Romano, the club have given up on the idea of repatriating Raphaël Varane and are going for a young French central defender.
Real Madrid have been devastated this season. Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militao have been injured since the start of the season and are suffering from ligament ruptures. Several of Carlo Ancelotti’s stars, including Arda Güler, Ceballos, Vinicius Jr, Bellingham, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Modric, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Alaba, have all passed through Real Madrid’s infirmary.
But last weekend, Real Madrid suffered a major blow with the serious injury to David Alaba, who is also suffering from a ruptured ligament. This has left Carlo Ancelotti with very few options at the back, with only Antonio Rüdiger and Nacho (who is not a trained central defender) to call on. Faced with this dilemma, Carlo Ancelotti, who has already tried out Aurélien Tchouameni in central defence this season, remains rather sceptical about the former Monaco man, who does not like playing in this position.
“Tchouaméni doesn’t like playing as a central defender, just as Camavinga doesn’t like playing as a full-back. But he’s very good as a central defender and he knows it. He understands that if there’s an emergency, he’ll play centre-back for one or two games. After that, Tchouaméni’s future at Real Madrid is as a pivot (midfielder), and we all know that,” he explained.
Real Madrid reject Raphaël Varane’s return
Faced with this fairly major problem, Real Madrid will be trying to be active during the winter mercato. And Carlo Ancelotti confirmed as much in a press conference yesterday.
“The January market doesn’t end until the 31st, so we’ll be looking for the best possible solution. For the moment, we’re in no hurry. We’re going to finish the year well and then we’ll have time to make the best possible decision,” added the Transalpine coach.
Ever since David Alaba’s injury, football fans have been hoping to see Pepe back at Real Madrid. But in Madrid, they are thinking a lot about Raphaël Varane, whose future is uncertain at Manchester United. The 2018 World Cup winner is not Erik Ten Hag’s top priority, and Real Madrid were considering a six-month loan deal similar to the one involving Kepa Arrizabalaga, who came in to replace Thibaut Courtois. He would compensate for Real Madrid’s numerical deficit in defence after Militao and Alaba ended the season with cruciate ligament tears.
But according to mercato expert Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid are not considering Varane’s return to their ranks this season.
Leny Yoro, Real Madrid’s new target according to Fabrizio Romano
Real Madrid and Florentino Perez are developing a policy of betting on youth. As part of this policy, the club has signed up young players with great potential, such as Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Arda Güler and Endrick.
And according to Fabrizio Romano, the club from the Spanish capital want to continue in this vein despite the urgency following David Alaba’s serious injury. The Italian journalist claims that Real Madrid are attracted by the abilities of Leny Yoro (18), a young defender from Lille.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid have been keeping tabs on the 18-year-old France international for a very long time. In his opinion, Leny Yoro is the only defender who could arrive at the Santiago Bernabeu this winter. He explains that Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez had not decided to enter the winter transfer market to recruit a new defender. However, with David Alaba injured, it is very possible that Real Madrid could sign Leny Yoro, who is also highly regarded by Paris Saint-Germain.
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