Real Madrid is preparing to reshape its squad. While several executives have inevitably lost momentum in recent months, like Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, no longer as irresistible as in the past, the Madrid club is working to find the champions of tomorrow. In addition to the French Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni, who arrived during the last two seasons and are already well established, Jude Bellingham and Arda Guler arrived this summer.
And according to the information from the Madrid daily A.S., the Madrid staff is currently working behind the scenes to strengthen itself behind. While Éder Militão is no longer expected to play this season after his cruciate ligament rupture in August, the option of a fourth central defender (with Rudiger, Nacho and Alaba) now seems like a necessity, especially since Carlo Ancelotti had sometimes had to tinker with physical problems in recent weeks, to the point of repositioning Aurélien Tchouaméni as central defender.
Gonçalo Inácio as priority
As such, it is on the Portuguese central defender Gonçalo Inácio that Real Madrid has decided to gather its forces. Powerful, fast, an excellent restarter who also impresses with his appetite for duels, the 22-year-old Portuguese international meets the specifications of the modern defender. Represented by the influential Jorge Mendes, Inácio had long been sent to PSG this summer, in vain. Considered one of the most promising defenders in Europe and often a victim of the overwhelming parallels with Ruben Dias, the Almada native is an essential part of Ruben Amorim’s system at Sporting.
This season, he has not missed a single second of play in the league with his training club, and remains in balance with the very promising Antonio Silva in the selection, with whom he had also shared the minutes during the last Portugal gathering in October (Silva played against Slovakia, Inacio against Bosnia-Herzegovina). In any case, Sporting will claim between 45 and 60 million euros for its element extended until 2027 recently. With increased competition from Liverpool and Manchester United on the file, we imagine that the bidding could rise further. But it’s common knowledge that you often have to pay the price to be the best.
