Softfootball has gathered that Actual Madrid has signed the previous Manchester United teenager on a six-year deal.
Madrid introduced on their official web site the settlement of Álvaro Carreras from Benfica, with the Spanish full-back returning to the membership on a six-year contract till June 2031.
The 22-year-old left-back rejoins Los Blancos after coming by the membership’s academy between 2017 and 2020, earlier than spells with Manchester United and, most not too long ago, Benfica.
Carreras impressed in Portugal final season, serving to Benfica raise the 2025 Portuguese League Cup and persevering with his improvement as certainly one of Europe’s brightest younger defenders. He had beforehand earned recognition at Manchester United, the place he was named the membership’s Below-23 Participant of the Season in 2021–22.
Carreras will probably be formally offered as a Actual Madrid participant on Tuesday at 1pm (CET) at Actual Madrid Metropolis. Earlier than the presentation, membership president Florentino Pérez will host the formal contract-signing ceremony.
The Spaniard will then handle the media for the primary time since his return, as he begins the following chapter of his profession again on the Santiago Bernabéu. This switch is the third addition to Xabi Alonso’s staff, who’re additionally beefing up their defence forward of the brand new season.
Recall, Softfootball had earlier reported Actual Madrid eyeing Liverpool’s defender, Ibrahim Konate, for the giveaway of Rodrygo plus £30.4m. Konate is now within the final 12 months of his contract with the Premier League champions, who’ve been struggling to agree on an extension along with his camp for a while.
In consequence, there’s a rising feeling that Konate will run down the ultimate 12 months of his deal earlier than leaving on a free switch and following the Trent Alexander-Arnold path to the Spanish capital.
