Real Madrid sentences a star and chooses his successor

The next six months will be a trial period for Aurélien Tchouaméni. Although the Frenchman is one of Carlo Ancelotti's 'favorites', who even considers using him as a center-back in order not to take him out of his starting eleven, patience is beginning to run out with a player who has not performed as expected when 80 million euros were paid for his signing.

For this reason, the offices at Santiago Bernabéu would be willing to listen to offers to transfer the midfielder. The player is in demand in the Premier League, where Liverpool and Manchester United have shown interest in acquiring his services. In fact, the 'reds' have already made a low offer to sign him, but the whites rejected it.

According to 'Madrid-Confidencial', from Anfield Road they offered 35 million euros plus another payment of 15 'kilos' to acquire Tchouaméni. An amount insufficient for the merengues' expectations, who hope to recover the investment made in the summer of 2022 for the player.

The replacement for Tchouaméni at Madrid

If they finally manage to part ways with Aurélien, the Madrid sports management would have chosen Martín Zubimendi as the Frenchman's replacement in midfield. The player from Donostia is highly regarded in Chamartín, where they have been closely following him for several months, considering that he fits perfectly into the profile the team is looking for in a midfield area that has felt the absence of Toni Kroos.

Real Madrid would be willing to pay the 60 million euro release clause of the 'txuri-urdin', but the main obstacles to the operation would be the player's willingness to leave Real Sociedad and the tough competition for his signing, as clubs like Manchester City and Liverpool are also after him. A busy summer is approaching in the capital.