Contract signed, he says goodbye to Real Madrid to play in Arabia, official in hours

At the Valdebebas offices, they have kept looking for the opportunity to expand the squad under Xabi Alonso's orders. According to the reports handled by the Merengue executives, one of the most critical positions is the left back. Despite Fran García's good performance, the match against PSG highlights the need for more options.

One of the potential signings that Real Madrid considered for that position, among several of the names scouted at the start of the saga, was Theo Hernández. The footballer trained at La Fábrica remained in the Merengue orbit for several weeks, while the sporting management chose which direction to take.

Even though the footballer signed by AC Milan had established himself in the European football elite, other options soon emerged that pushed Theo Hernández aside. Without all the momentum he had gathered in the early stages of that internal debate at Real Madrid, he began to look for a way out of San Siro.

Indeed, the former "19" of the rossoneri squad had barely any relationship with the top leaders of the sporting project. Neither the footballer wanted to stay nor the executives under Paolo Maldini's orders intended to renew his contract. The best solution was a transfer that has finally been completed.

Everything fits, one for another

Not in the direction of Real Madrid. Fabrizio Romano points out that Theo Hernández's future is now in Saudi Arabia, a league that showed interest in the left-footed defender's contract. Al-Hilal's approaches have had the desired effect, since the French defender would have accepted a three-year deal.

Fabrizio Romano confirms Theo Hernández's move to Simone Inzaghi's Al-Hilal, which is clearly in need of a reliable left back. With that signing, the leaders headed by Florentino Pérez know that they only have one player available: Álvaro Carreras.

Indeed, information from recent days indicates that the agreement between the Merengue squad and Benfica, the left back's original club, is about to come to fruition. The deal would be sealed after the Club World Cup, a date that satisfies neither Carreras himself nor the board of directors. Both wanted to join forces before June 10.

That is precisely the direction in which Real Madrid would be working. The new Blancos coach's future, especially after the unexpected thrashing suffered against PSG, depends in some way on this signing. Xabi Alonso would finally have a top-level alternative to Fran García.