Real Madrid opens talks with Benfica For Alvaro Carreras

Alvaro Carreras has been the subject of the moment at Real Madrid to strengthen the LB position, particularly before the upcoming Club World Cup. The Merengues had many targets on their shortlist including Kerkez and Theo Hernandez.

Kerkez is now close to joining Liverpool, while the club only saw Theo as a last option. Their first choice has always been Alvaro Carreras, and they are working hard for a deal.

Carreras, a former Real Madrid academy product welcomes the option of joining Real Madrid this summer. Infact, reports even claim that personal terms between Real Madrid and the Player have been Reached. What is left is for Real Madrid to reach a financial agreement with Benfica.

Talks are now underway between Benfica & Real Madrid

With the Portuguese cup now done with on Sunday, Real Madrid feels it’s the right time to make their move. The club wants the player to participate in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.

With regards to that, Fabrizio Romano has now confirmed that talks are currently ongoing between the two clubs. The deal is almost a here we go, next few days will be crucial.

Real Madrid are expected to pay around €50M, and sign the player for 5 seasons.

United won’t trigger their buy-back clause

As part of their deal to let Carreras join Benfica, Manchester United included an €18M buyback option in his deal. This means they could get him back for as low as €18M this summer if they wanted to.

This was a major scare for the Merengues at the beginning, as if United felt the need for his return, the deal would collapse. However, Manchester United have no plans of activating that clause. Real Madrid has an open route to close the deal.

With that being said, timing is now the problem. The deal could be closed as early as this week so he joins Xabi Alonso’s training sessions ahead of the CWC.