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Real Madrid, which lost Lenny Yoro to Manchester United, is in trouble to reinforce its center back.
Real are on the verge of missing Lenny Yoro, who was the goal of reinforcing center backs this summer, by hijacking Manchester United. Yoro is said to have completed a Manchester United medical test, leaving only the announcement of the contract.
Real, which needed to reinforce its center-back strength due to the transfer of Nacho Fernandez, put Yoro as a priority, but failed to agree with Lille, offering a consistently small transfer fee. Manchester United, aiming for the opportunity, immediately invested and agreed on the transfer fee, and Real are at a point where they have to reconsider adding a new center back in addition to Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba and Eder Militão next season.
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Tribuna 'Yoro decides to move to Manchester United and Real have to rethink their defensive reinforcement strategy. They are looking for alternative options. One of the interesting ways is to use Aurelien Chouameni as a centre-back. Chouameni played the role successfully last season.
Chouameni has already played the center back position effectively due to long-term injuries to Alaba and Militão in the 2023-2024 season. However, the question is whether Chouameni prefers center back. Chouameni was previously said to prefer a defensive midfielder position, although he played as a center back due to unavoidable circumstances.
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Another option that Real are considering is Spanish national team defender Aymeric Laporte. Laporte recently contributed to Spain's Euro 2024 win and was considered to be outstanding despite his transfer to the Saudi Arabian stage. However, since Alnasr and Laporte signed a three-year contract, it seems necessary to persuade Alnasar to transfer.
"Considering Chouameni and Laporte, Real don't seem to have any intention of overpaying for the center back," Tribuna said.
Yoro's sudden transfer to Manchester United eliminated Real's concerns about reinforcing the center back. Attention is also focusing on what options Real, who seems to have no intention of investing a lot of money in center backs, will fill its defensive power.
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