Real Madrid has already completed three summer signs, and when the transfer window is reopened, they are expected to complete a deal for number four-that will be Benfica defender Alvaro Carreras.
Signing a new left back is a priority for the new Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso. Current options Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia have been flattered to mislead the past 12 months, so there is a insistence to bring in a new face – and that new face will almost certainly be Carreras.
There has been a suggestion that Real Madrid would look elsewhere after he had not signed Carreras for the club's World Cup, but it is unlikely that this will be the case. Los Blancos expects to complete a deal after completion of the tournament, but the 22-year-old has set all his sights on the Santiago Bernabeu.
According to a Bola, Carreras remained desperately disappointed not to be able to be able to do Real Madrid for the club World Cup, where he plays for Benfica instead. And the report notes that he is already “counting off the days” to make his official move to the Spanish capital.
At the moment that negotiations were paused, Real Madrid and Benfica were € 5 million apart in their ratings of Carreras. The Portuguese giants want € 50 million, while Los Blancos is only willing to reach € 45 million – but when conversations are resumed, this difference is expected to be resolved.
Carreras should be a good signature for Real Madrid, and he is perfectly suited for their transfer policy to focus on younger players who have become world -class at the Bernabeu. It will be interesting to see if he can settle as the starting left back prior to strong competition in Mendy and Garcia.