Dani Carvajal’s serious injury has reactivated several avenues in Madrid to strengthen the right lane and prepare for his succession.
It was a topic in Madrid and in the Valdebebas offices, long before Dani Carvajal suffered a season-ending injury. As one can imagine, strengthening the right defensive lane has become a priority for Real Madrid over the coming months. The option of recruiting for this position this winter is quite unlikely as it stands but next summer, Casa Blanca will certainly have a new one in its ranks in this position.
The latest news, for the next few weeks at least, is the young canterano Fortea who will join Carlo Ancelotti’s group. The Spaniard is one of Fabrica’s promising young players and the Italian seems willing to give him a chance given the team’s defensive concerns.
Real’s 2 options for this summer
At the same time, the club is working on a longer-term solution, which means recruiting an experienced player in this position. The first option is called Trent Alexander-Arnold as everyone knows, he who will be free next summer if he does not extend. Real are in contact with him, but nothing has been signed. In Liverpool, we are in any case starting to no longer believe in an extension.
Then, the Madrid entity is working on a plan B and its name is nothing new: Pedro Porro. The Spanish player was in fact already on the club’s books in 2022 when he left Sporting Lisbon but he finally signed up with Tottenham, a club for which he still plays.
As suggested by AS, Real have never forgotten him and have continued to follow him in recent seasons in the Premier League, having clearly identified him as a good alternative in the event of failure on the Alexander-Arnold file.
However, this operation is not simple. We know the difficulties in negotiating with Daniel Levy who paid 45 million euros for him at the time and his contract does not expire until 2028. This means that we will have to put our hands in our pockets to poach him.
With Spurs, Pedro Porro played 64 matches for a total of 8 goals and 10 assists. He is now an indisputable starter with his club and also “takes advantage” of Carvajal’s injury to settle with La Roja. During the last rally, he played 180 minutes of play and yes, recruiting a Spaniard would necessarily be well received by the Madrid management.
