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Due to Dani Carvajal’s serious injury, Real Madrid have decided to accelerate their search for the right-back position. Recently, the Merengue were announced on the track of Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose arrival was hoped for next summer at the end of his contract with Liverpool, a file which could finally be relaunched this winter.
The Real Madrid will upset his plans. Usually rather calm during the winter transfer window, the White House will this time be active on the January transfer market, notably due to the serious injury of Dani Carvajal (32 years old). Injured on Saturday during the victory against Villarreal (2-0), the Spanish international (51 caps) suffers from a “ rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, a rupture of the external collateral ligament and a rupture of the popliteus tendon of the right leg », which will keep him away from the field for between 8 and 10 months.
Real Madrid want a right back in January
According to information from Markthe Real Madrid wants to recruit a right back from January in order to compensate for the injury Dani Carvajalwhich adds to the club’s search for the central defender position. These are therefore two transfers that the Merengue. For the right lane of his defense, the Real Madrid has been announced in recent weeks on the track of Trent Alexander-Arnold (25 years old). A file in which Madrid management could move up a gear.
Real Madrid will accelerate for Alexander-Arnold?
Indeed, the objective of Real Madrid was initially to recruit the England international (31 caps) at the end of his contract with Liverpoolin June 2025. But due to the injury of Dani CarvajalTHE Merengue could revise their plan, if ever Trent Alexander-Arnold decides not to extend with the Redsand try to secure his services from January. Another possibility according to Mark would be to bring back Alex Jimenez (19 years old), definitively transferred to theAC Milan last summer, but for whom Real Madrid benefits from a buyout clause.
