Real Madrid: 5 possible center midfield transfer targets

Real Madrid have one of the better midfields in European football, but one more standout player could seal their group as the continent’s best.

Zinedine Zidane and Florentino Perez need to focus on signing a world-class goal-scorer for Real Madrid this summer, but they won’t ignore other potential ways to benefit the squad. Based on the types of players linked to Los Blancos heading into the 2020 summer transfer window, they may also have eyes on a center midfielder.

With so much veteran talent in midfield, such as Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, the club will ideal target young rising stars. But Zidane seems to still prefer Paul Pogba in spite of Fede Valverde’s emergence. In that case, Pogba, as a true superstar player, could still help the club profoundly and would be an exception to the idea that Los Blancos must target someone young.

The club will make sure to sign the best of the best and make wise investments at the position. Another defensive midfielder to help – and eventually succeed – Casemiro is one priority, as is another dynamic box-to-box or elegant holding midfielder if the quality (and price) is right. Attacking midfield isn’t much of a need, but a couple of these options could play there as needed.

Here are five possible center midfield targets for Real Madrid in the summer of 2020.