Real Madrid closes the signature on the left side Álvaro Carreras for a millionaire amount, from Benfica de Portugal.
Álvaro Carreras will be the new left side of Real Madrid de Xabi Alonso. The White Club has formalized the signature of the young defender of 22 years after having concluded an agreement with Benfica for a figure of almost 50 million euros. His presentation with The White Box will take place this Tuesday in Valdebebas, and the player is already in Spain with his family.
Carreras spent three years in the career of Madrid Before signing for the Manchester United In 2020, and the sports city of the Merengue team, they have a great memory of the footballer born in Ferrol.
Madrid continues to strengthen his defense after previously confirmed the signatures of Central Dean Huijsen and on the right side Trent Alexander-Arnold, and no other incorporation is yet excluded at the rear.
The White Club has finished the season without any important title since 2021, after being a runner of Laliga behind the BarcelonaLosing the final of the Copa del Rey and being used in the quarter -final of the Champions League. In addition, during the Club World Cup, it was eliminated by the Paris Saint-Germain After crossing an energetic 4-0 in the semi-finals.
Races, as he informed EspnHe was the favorite candidate for Madrid to strengthen a left side in which nor Ferland Mendy by Fran García They convinced the previous year.
In fact, its incorporation was tempted before the club World Cup but negotiations with the Benfica They did not bear fruit. The sale of Obrador of real Madrid The Lisbon team was the key to unlocking the operation.
The brand new signature of Xabi Alonso was a companion of another young man from Madrid, Raúl Asencio, in his scene of the club’s career, before signing for United. After four years in Manchester, including assignments to Preston North End and Granada, signed for Benfica as a loan with option to buy.
The Spanish international under the age of 21 had an exceptional 2024-25 season, with 32 games at the Portuguese League in Primeira and 10 in the Champions League. And in Real Madrid, they expect him a lot.
The reports that have approved their purchase highlight their physical capacity, their ball treatment, their personality and their defensive quality, in addition to its versatility, which will allow you to play on the left and on the central side of the Alonso system.
