Real Madrid reportedly have a great striker on their list
Real Madrid’s attack is decent, but it needs work. Of course, with Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema as your dynamic duo, you can’t really go wrong. The right-wing spot is still not decided, but Fede Valverde might become a full-fledged starter there. Real do need a backup striker, though, and it seems like they are finally working on it, at least, according to reports.
According to Manu Sainz of AS, Real Madrid are interested in signing a striker, and one of the strikers on their list is Raul De Tomas, who wants to leave Espanyol this summer.
According to the report, Raul De Tomas has a lot of offers on the table, but he is currently waiting on one from Real Madrid. Espanyol will ask for 25-30 million for him.
Raul De Tomas is too good to be a backup striker at Real Madrid
De Tomas is a great player. He’s in his prime, he’s a very good striker who scores a lot of goals. But, that’s the thing. He is in his prime.
Why would a striker who is in his prime want to play at a club where he’s always going to be second fiddle to the best in the world? Of course, De Tomas is very good, but he’s not really going to be a starter, is he? Would he want to sit on the bench for a huge chunk of the season just so that he could play for the club? I don’t know.
It’s like, with De Tomas, he’d be a good option off the bench for Real Madrid, but RDT can be a starter elsewhere, why would he want to be on the bench here? I wouldn’t mind it if De Tomas accepts that role, but for a striker that is going to start less than 10 games per season, it’s just odd.
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He’ll definitely be a great scorer off the bench, though, and if the Spaniard can stick around and provide the team with valuable minutes, I am sure he’d be a great signing. I just don’t see him accepting a bench role, and he won’t get anything more than that at Real Madrid.