Florentino Activates a Perfect Plan to Sign Álvaro Carreras at Half Price

Major Changes Are Expected in Real Madrid's First Team for the Next Season. The white club has multiple signings ahead, especially in the defensive area and the midfield. The situation of the depleted white defense, severely hit by injuries, requires the white executives to develop an immediate plan to make the generational change a reality.

One of the most unexpected signings, although necessary given the competitive pace of the squad, is at left-back. The recurring injuries of Ferland Mendy during the current season have shown that the French '23' is not at his best... and the current coaching staff's lack of confidence in Fran García is also not a good sign for the occupants of the Valdebebas offices.

In this context, Real Madrid would have shown interest in signing Álvaro Carreras. This former Real Madrid youth player has dominated the debate about the merengue left-back given his excellent performance at Benfica in recent seasons. But it will require a strong financial investment, since the player's ownership entirely belongs to Benfica, a club that wouldn't let him leave easily this summer.

To prevent the Madrid treasury from having to make a large outlay in the hypothetical signing of Álvaro Carreras, Florentino Pérez would seek to add another operation to that signing. Because Manchester United has a buy-back clause of 18 million euros, an operation really affordable for the red devils' economy.

We'll See If It Works

After those 18 million euros spent by Manchester United, Real Madrid would decide to approach Old Trafford for Álvaro Carreras, offering a sum of 35 million euros. This way, both Real Madrid and Manchester United would benefit. On one hand, the English entity would directly receive a profit of twelve million euros from the transactions involving Álvaro Carreras.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid would avoid paying the 60 million euros of Álvaro Carreras's current release clause at Benfica, spending half on his signing. This information handled by the newspaper As is a slightly convoluted plan to save money on one of the most necessary signings for the white first team for the 2025 market.

The fact of 'bypassing' Benfica's release clause, those 60 million euros, involves several risks. One of the most notable involves Manchester United itself, since the Mancunian sports management could refuse to let Álvaro Carreras leave for that agreed figure of 35 million... or simply reject any approach from the leaders led by Florentino Pérez for the player.

The alternative to the plan devised by the Madrid leadership, paying the 60 million euros of the release clause, doesn't convince the directors. However, it could be the only possible option to make that transfer a reality... given the complications of a series of moves that would involve another team.