Real Madrid has already completed three summer signs and it is expected that a fourth will arrive in the coming weeks. Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold are already in the Xabi Alonso team, with Franco Mastanuono that arrives in August after turning 18. And the fourth addition should be Alvaro Carreras.
Carreras has been strongly connected to Real Madrid for weeks, but a deal was not completed on time for the club World Cup. This was very disappointing the player, who is said to be desperate to make the switch to the Santiago Bernabeu, where he would compete with Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia to be the left back.
But it turns out that Benfica now says that Real Madrid does not have to submit an offer to sign Carreras. According to Marca, this was revealed by their president, Rui Costa.
“Let them make us a proposal. Nobody has arrived so far. If they do, we will see what happens. This is not the time and it will not be until the tournament and our participation are over. Until then we don't have to talk about anything. Carreras is here with us.”
Costa had previously stated that proposals had arrived for Carreras, but they were not to Benfica's wish. The Portuguese side, who beat Bayern Munich 1-0 on Tuesday to continue to the knockout phases of the club World Cup as the winners of their group, are reportedly determined to receive € 50 million for each sale, but this price is currently not being considered by Real Madrid.
It is still to be seen whether Real Madrid can get a deal for Carreras at the Club World Cup. The negotiation process with Benfica will not make it easy, so they might be patient.