Real Madrid's left-back 25-26 takes the step to sign, Florentino smiles

Real Madrid's  main concern during the upcoming summer transfer window, besides completing the change at the helm of Santiago Bernabéu's home bench, is to significantly strengthen the squad. The lack of personnel that the first team has suffered during the current soccer season, which still forces Carlo Ancelotti to improvise a defensive line, needs an immediate solution.

The leaders led by Florentino Pérez have reportedly already taken action to remedy a critical situation, scouting the market to acquire the necessary personnel for the merengue defense. The first signing that is about to join the white team is Trent Alexander-Arnold, joining as a free agent from Liverpool. After this right-back, the arrival of at least one center-back, as well as a left-back, is anticipated.

Despite the debate established in recent weeks, the Valdebebas offices are clear about their number one candidate: the former white youth player Álvaro Carreras. Now a footballer for Benfica, his progress since leaving La Fábrica is highly regarded by the white sports management... which monitors all possibilities to make a deal whose main obstacle is the financial aspect: a release clause of 50 million euros that is impossible to eliminate today.

But Álvaro Carreras himself has reportedly done his part to facilitate the move toward Santiago Bernabéu locker room. According to the  information from the Portuguese newspaper Record, Benfica's left-back has  rejected a renewal offer recently sent from the noble area of Estádio da Luz. This disposition contrasts with the testimony of his agent.

reversing the situation

Álvaro Carreras's representative claims that the Spanish footballer is very happy in the Portuguese capital, but the information from Record generates many doubts among the leaders of "Las Águilas". Certainly, they did not expect, in the midst of the saga of his possible signing by Real Madrid, that he would reject a first renewal offer. It remains to be seen if they will continue trying in the coming months.

Especially because Real Madrid could make a move sooner rather than later. Reinforcements for the defensive line are one of the most urgent tasks that the white board must undertake during the summer transfer window. Especially considering the performance and output of the current players designated for that position.

Fran García and Ferland Mendy have delivered a performance below what was expected at the beginning of the season. The Castilian-Manchego "20" has not fully convinced Carlo Ancelotti's coaching staff despite his physical strength, with barely one injury throughout the current season. Ferland Mendy, on the other hand, has suffered several ailments in irregular streaks that have caused him to lose his place as one of the team's most reliable footballers.

In this regard, Real Madrid considers Álvaro Carreras as one of the most necessary signings to confirm the generational change in a defensive line weakened by injuries. The growing interest of the white club in this signing is increased by Carreras's own negative response to Benfica's first renewal approach.