Real Madrid have been linked with a number of players in recent times and it will be very interesting to see how many of them they end up making a move for in the future. Los Blancos have been relatively quite in recent years, when it comes to making signings, but it is very clear that they need to make reinforcements to this current squad. They simply do not have enough depth to compete for all three major trophies at the moment.
One name that Real Madrid have been linked with for several weeks now is Gabri Veiga. The Celtic Vigo youngster is having a breakout season in La Liga.
He is just 20 years of age and is already putting up some impressive numbers for his club. According to stats from Transfermarkt, Veiga has scored 9 goals and provided 3 assists in 25 La Liga appearances this season till now.
Of course, that kind of form means that Real Madrid are not the only club interested in him. As reported by AS, the Spanish club that has sounded out Veiga is Atletico Madrid. There has been “an approach” of the Rojiblanco team.
Atletico Madrid make approach for Real Madrid transfer target
Veiga is a superb talent and signing someone like him would be considered as a major coup for most clubs in Europe right now. But it will not be easy to get a deal done.
On one hand, there is plenty of competition for Veiga’s signature. On the other hand, he is believed to have a €40 million release clause in his current deal with Celta Vigo.
Thus, it remains to be seen if Real Madrid are ready to make a move of that magnitude for Veiga. Los Blancos have been linked with several other players in recent weeks and months as well, as this summer promises to be a big one for them.