One of Real Madrid’s interests is to strengthen its defense axis next summer. Carlo Ancelotti faced a lot of problems this season, after the injury of Eder Militao, who suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, and will be out of action until the end of the season. It is not known how he will return, as his performance may be affected by this disease.
While David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger also suffered from physical problems, they are already at an advanced age, as both are over thirty years old. Without forgetting Nacho Fernandez, the team’s captain, but he has no future at the Santiago Bernabéu. His contract expires in June, and Florentino Pérez has no intention of offering him a renewal, considering that he will turn 34 very soon. So, his phase is about to end.
There has been a lot of speculation about the possibility of them signing stars, and names such as William Saliba, from Arsenal, or Giorgio Scalvini, from Atalanta di Bergamo, have been mentioned. But at the moment, the player who has the best chance of being selected to fill the midfield is Rafa Marin, who was considered one of the big promises to emerge from La Fabrica in recent years, but has not had the chance to make his debut in the first team.
The lack of confidence shown by Carlito in the lower categories prompted the Andalusian defender to decide to leave on loan, before Militao went down injured, in which case it was likely that he would stay. But he did not want to follow Raul Gonzalez Blanco’s Castilla team, considering that La Liga was too small for him, and accepted the suggestion made to him by Alabas, where he could gain experience in the Spanish league EA Sports.
The good performance he put in under Mendizorroza, and getting regular minutes, made Madrid consider giving the Spanish Under-21 international a chance for next season.
Marin compared to Sergio Ramos
Florentino Pérez very positively appreciates the qualities and potential of Marin, who is regularly compared to Sergio Ramos, filling the same role, and they both grew up in the quarries of Seville, where they landed in Madrid.
Because of his leadership and circumstances, they believe the 2002-born footballer could become the successor to the South African World Cup hero.
