Real Madrid has been established that Alvaro Carreras is present on the left as their new signing on Tuesday, after they have reached a deal with Benfica. The 22-year-old former Academy player has had an agreement for a few weeks on personal conditions with the club and is desperate to return to the Santiago Bernabeu.
Carreras spent time at both La Fabrica and Atletico Madrid, before he moved to Manchester United as a teenager. However, he would enjoy his breakout in Benfica two seasons ago, after he had joined Old Trafford's loan in January 2023 to the Old Trafford loan. Making that movement last summer made Carreras both in the interior and in the Champions League.
Los Blancos has closed a deal with Carreras for some time and originally wanted to bring it in before the club World Cup. Nevertheless, Benfica's requirements for his release clause of € 50 million and the unwillingness of Real Madrid to satisfy, the deal stopped.
The Portuguese side gets their € 50 million, but in installments, and Castilla left back Rafael Obrador goes the other way. Cadena Cope says he will be presented to the media on Tuesday.
According to Cadena Ser, Carreras was convinced the consensus option for Los Blancos, with President Florentino Perez, general manager Jose Angel Sanchez and manager Xabi Alonso that he was the right choice to strengthen the position. Other alternatives, such as Alejandro Grimaldo, were cheaper, but the experience of Carreras played with a back three and back four, age and versions convinced Los Blancos to invest in him.
Both points of sale note that Real Madrid has no plans to bring in further players in the transfer market. This despite the fact that Alonso argues for the addition of a central midfielder. It is a subject of intense debate in the Spanish capital, but it may require a big sale, the most likely is Rodrygo, for the hierarchy to punish a big move.