Real Madrid is tilted to start a defensive overhaul During the club, tries to update things in the back to counteract the negative effects in the past seasons.
Antonio Rudiger has been the only defensive constant since his arrival in Bernabeu in 2022. David Alaba missed an ACL injury for more than a year and has been struggling with small setbacks since returning, while Eder Militao suffered two ACL tears in two seasons.
Madrid has not recruited no setback for a central defender since Rudiger’s joining and has not paid a transfer fee since Militao’s recruitment in 2019. Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni was forced to fill, and Raul Ascio contributed to covering the shortage this season after pulling himself out of B-Samad from B quad from B.
The eye button was also a problem in which Eduardo Camavavinga occasionally had to play on the left and the veteran converted wing player Lucas Vazquez still the main structure of Dani Carvajal. The expected arrival of Trent Alexander-Arnold will only celebrate things, with Carvajal 34 on his next birthday.
SPORT Writes that the planning, although it is complicated this summer by the FIFA Club World Championship, is already taking place for the next season. For this reason, some ideas are made “clear” as soon as possible to enable an efficient execution if the busy summer hits.
The report indicates that the defensive update begins with Alaba. The Austrian will celebrate his 33rd birthday in June and has been relevant since his return to February. His contract, which was signed when he arrived as Free Agent from Bayern Munich in 2021, has increased next year.
Rudiger is at least expected to stay longer. His contract also ends in 2026, but but Sky Sport in Germany Florian Plettenberg has revealed Madrid’s willingness to extend his deal by 2028. The player is interested in the Saudi Pro league, but is “happy and convenient” where he is.