Will recruit or not recruit? This is the question that all Real Madrid fans are asking, who recently saw how David Alaba said goodbye to the entire second part of the season following a serious knee injury. Already deprived of Éder Militão, also injured for a long time, Carlo Ancelotti made it clear for the first time that a new head in the defensive sector would not be refused…
“To say we’re not going to recruit? No. We spoke with the club, we will evaluate that in the coming days. We are not in a hurry. We will try to finish well with this match and then we will take all the time necessary to make the best possible decision. If there is a possibility and we think it is a good decision for the club, we will do it.”, launched the Italian on Wednesday at a press conference. In the Spanish press, there has been talk of a return of Rafa Marin, a young central defender trained at the club and currently on loan to Alavés, where he is performing very well.
A difficult adventure far from Madrid
But in recent hours, several Spanish media like the newspaper A.S. or the radio Cadena COPE revealed a little bombshell. Real Madrid is therefore considering repatriating Raphaël Varane, who played at the club between 2011 and 2021 before taking charge of Manchester United, being one of the major elements of all these European coronations obtained by the gang of Zidane and Ancelotti. A.S. Insique as well as Varane is one of the first names that were mentioned internally to replace Alaba. Above all, the 30-year-old central defender would clearly be welcome, since Ancelotti and the technical staff would be delighted to be able to have him under their command again.
It must be said that his adventure at Manchester United is for the moment much less brilliant than his epic in Madrid. The player trained in Lens is not even an indisputable starter in the eyes of Ten Hag, and he has only started 5 Premier League matches this season, for 9 appearances in total. It should also be noted that he was not helped by repeated injuries. A.S. nevertheless specifies that in this matter, his salary could pose a problem. He currently receives 15 million euros per year, almost double what he received in Madrid. If he wants to come home, the central defender will have to make sacrifices.
