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Real Madrid's desire to recruit players is endless
Spain's Lelebo said on the 9th (Korea time) "Real is trying to recruit one defender in the summer transfer market and two defenders if necessary. I don't want to talk about Trent Alexander Arnold. The most popular defender is undoubtedly William Salibada from Arsenal. He is a centre-back on Real's recruitment list, but he is not the only player. Real know that in addition to Alexander Arnold, other players are needed to reinforce the defense, he said.
In France's RMC Sport, on the 7th "One of Real's other projects will be in defence. Real said that the French national team, Saliba, was the top priority.
RMC Sports is not open to the transfer of Saliba, who thinks Arsenal are the best centre-backs in the world. Arsenal will demand a ridiculous transfer fee from Real to prevent a possible transfer. There are rumors at Arsenal that Saliba would become the most expensive defender in history if he left the team for Real.'
The highest fee for a defender in football's history is 90 million euros (about 135 billion won) that Manchester City paid for Yosuko Gvardiol in 2023. It was a possible transfer fee because Gvardiol played an active role in the German Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig and was recognized as a world-class prospect through the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Saliba is expected to post a transfer fee far beyond Gvardiol. First of all, he is only one year younger than Gvardiol from his age. However, his accumulated history is better than that of Gvardiol. It has been selected as the best Eleven of the French League in the 2021-2022 season, and the PFA Premier League in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons. Salibada was also selected as the World's Best Eleven announced by FIFA.
Currently, it is safe to say that there is no center back in the world that can be asserted to have an advantage over Saliba in terms of skills. If Arsenal sell Saliba, who can take charge of the team's defence for over a decade, they will of course try to get the price. Arsenal won't be on the cards for Gvardiol, Harry Maguire and Wesley Fofana.
If so, it is important how much Real will invest in Saliba. Real makes bold investments in midfielders and strikers in the recent transfer market, but they use the free contract market a lot in reinforcing the defense. David Alaba, Antonio Rudiger have been brought in on free agency, and Alexander Arnold is also trying to sign in this way.
The key is whether Real, who tried to spend a lot of transfer fees on defenders, will approach Saliba from a different perspective.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
