The Rumor Spreads and Real Madrid, about to Sign a Legendary Central Defender

The roadmap for Real Madrid's next transfer market in the 2025 summer seems to be increasingly clear. The executives led by Florentino Pérez won't intervene in the first team during January, as they wouldn't consider it necessary... despite Carlo Ancelotti's requests for some time now.

However, in the Valdebebas offices, it's clear that the arrival of a central defender is necessary. The profile that the talent scouts led by Juni Calafat are currently looking for is that of a player who can provide longevity and quality in equally, something difficult to find. Especially at an affordable price.

That's why market rumors don't hesitate to place some veteran central defenders in the white club's orbit: the fans' preference for free agents is known. Besides names like Aymeric Laporte, completely ruled out from the list of potential transfers, the candidacy of Virgil van Dijk emerges.

The Liverpool '4' ends his contract with the red entity in the 2025 summer and still hasn't shown signs of wanting to extend his stay in the Anfield Road changing room. That's why it seems inevitable to think he'd be in the sights of Whites that needs to incorporate central defenders as soon as possible.

Many doubts

Van Dijk himself has made it clear that he's in no hurry to decide his competitive future and prefers to focus on upcoming sports commitments. That striking silence from the Dutch defender isn't well-received in England, as such behavior hadn't appeared on previous occasions. Many fear that Virgil van Dijk will leave as a free agent when the current season ends.

This is understood by Graeme Souness. This legend of the Merseyside entity makes it clear that the situation "worries me" considerably. "If his agent called Real Madrid, they would sign him" because "I look at him now and see the noise he's been making, something he hadn't done before" with Liverpool.

Those suspicions expressed by Souness lead the 71-year-old Scottish ex-midfielder to think that Virgil van Dijk "isn't happy" with the situation he's reached this season. That's why he would be postponing any conversation about his renewal: according to Souness, he would be about to leave the English club.

For now, Real Madrid hasn't shown the intention to acquire Virgil van Dijk's contract. Even if it's with a free transfer, since the executives led by Florentino Pérez would be focused on completing the generational change... and for that, it's necessary to incorporate young players.