Real Madrid are going to sell a lot of players in the summer transfer window if the tea leaves are to be believed, as there are quite a few midfielders and defenders who are not meeting the standard at the club. The back four, in particular, has been a problem spot for Los Blancos, and although Trent Alexander-Arnold has grown into his own, with Dani Carvajal leaving after a terrible final season as captain, Real need more support on that right side than just youngsters like David Jimenez.
Obviously, Real Madrid have more problems at left back and definitely at center back, even after signing both Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras along with Trent last summer, but the latest reports out of Spain indicate the club want to sign a No. 2 for Trent. They aren't looking to supplant the England international, but they want someone good enough to help push him and get a few starts.
After signing Huijsen from Bournemouth, Real Madrid are after another top defensive player from one of the rising clubs in the Premier League mid table. Per a report from Miguel Serrano, via the Madrid Zone, Real Madrid have serious interest in Brentford right back Michael Kayode.
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While bigger sources from the Real Madrid media need to corroborate this information before Madridistas can say the club is definitely after him, Kayode has been increasingly linked to the bigger clubs in the Premier League, and the 21 year old Italian right back was also being linked to bigger clubs than Brentford before the best Moneyball club in the world picked him up.
Kayode's reputation has enhanced further since his days at Fiorentina in Serie A, and he is one of the best progressors at right back in Europe, now a higher reputation than Dodo (Real's former Shakhtar Donetsk foe). He averages nearly three combined dribbles completed and fouls drawn per game and has similar ball winning numbers with nearly a key pass per match.
So while there is a school of thought that Real Madrid should trust the backup positions to the academy grads, the truth is that even though these players are good, Real Madrid's standard is so high that in key depth areas where the starter is, like Trent Alexander-Arnold, more prone to injury or has some stylistic quirks that make him weaknesses in certain situations, signing a veteran with an opposing skill set is a wise move.
And despite being 21, Kayode is more veteran and has proven himself in a top league. Usually, Real Madrid go for players from bigger clubs, but with Brentford competing for Europe and with the power of the Premier League, it's almost like signing a top player from Villarreal or Real Betis. It could work, surprisingly enough.
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