Real Madrid close in on Xavi's 'dream' midfielder

The midfield has been one of Carlo Ancelotti's biggest headaches this season. The retirement of Toni Kroos was a very sensitive loss for Real Madrid, who still cannot find the formula to fill the void left by the German star in midfield.

Neither Tchouaméni, Camavinga, Valverde, nor Bellingham have been able to fill the shoes of the German, whose absence has left the midfield of the Whites in a 'chaos' that their coach has not managed to sort out. In fact, the Merengue club is already studying the sale of the first of these, since his performance continues to leave much to be desired and in the Premier League they would be willing to pay a significant amount of money to get his signature.

Real Madrid closely follow Zubimendi

For this reason, from the Santiago Bernabéu they would be analyzing the midfield market and Martín Zubimendi would be one of the great favorites of the sports management. The San Sebastian native, long a target for FC Barcelona and Xavi, has established himself as one of the best in the world in his position, so 'MARCA' assures that the Vikings are watching him very closely and do not rule out his signing during the next summer.

However, his operation will not be easy. The footballer is linked until 2027 with Real Sociedad and in the past he has rejected offers from Liverpool and Manchester City due to his desire to succeed in San Sebastian, so, in principle, everything indicates that the proposal from the Whites could suffer the same fate.

However, his termination clause of 60 million euros makes him a real 'bargain' to reinforce the axis of the midfield, which is why Madrid would bring out all its 'arsenal' to try to convince him to head to Chamartín, but it will be Zubimendi himself who will have the final say on his future, which could begin to move away from Anoeta due to the interest of the big clubs on the continent.