Real Madrid have made Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold their top target.
The Spanish club are also considering other right-back options, including Tottenham Hotspur’s 25-year-old Spain international Pedro Porro, 23-year-old Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen and the Netherlands, and 21-year-old Spain youth international Juanlu from. Seville.
Several sources with intimate knowledge of Madrid’s current recruitment plans (who, like everyone quoted here, asked to remain anonymous to protect their position) said these are the players the club have identified to strengthen in the position – with Alexander -Arnold preferred option. , but one that is only feasible if he runs out of contract with Liverpool.
Alexander-Arnold’s current contract expires in June 2025 and from January he will be free to negotiate a free sale with other clubs. Talks over a renewal at Anfield are ongoing but when asked about his future in England last week, the 26-year-old told ITV: “I’m in the prime of my career now and I don’t want to do that. be the player who only won trophies when he was young.”

Tottenham’s Porro is also being watched by Real Madrid (Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

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Madrid are also looking to strengthen at centre-back and the chances of them signing in this position in January have increased.
One option under consideration is former Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte, who is contracted to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until 2026. Now 30, he remains a regular for Spain and played a key role in their success at the European Championships this summer. However, nothing has been done for Laporte yet.
Other players being monitored include Palmeiras’ 18-year-old Brazilian Vitor Reis, who has also attracted interest from Arsenal, and RB Leipzig’s 21-year-old France international Castello Lukeba.

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Despite earlier doubts, Madrid are now keen to be active in the winter transfer window due to injury problems. Their last mid-season signing was in January 2019, when Brahim Diaz arrived from Manchester City.
This has been approved in recent meetings between the board and coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has been calling for additions since last January. Dani Carvajal’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and delays in David Alaba’s recovery from an ACL injury have played a part in changing the outlook.
Carvajal, 32, is expected to be sidelined until next season following the injury he suffered earlier this month. Alaba, also 32, injured his knee last December and his return date has been pushed back several times.
Recent reports in the Spanish media have suggested that Alaba could be considering a retirement – something denied by sources close to the player. Other sources in Madrid say his recovery has been slower than expected, leading to doubts about when he will be ready to return to first-team training before the end of the year as planned and at what level he will return. .

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