Real Madrid is stepping up its pursuit of Benfica left-back Álvaro Carreras.

After closing the arrival of Xabi Alonso on June 1, agreeing to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold as a free agent and securing the signing of Dean Huijsen for 58 million , the three pending from the official statement from Real Madrid , the Whites are also in the final stages of negotiations for Álvaro Carreras , Benfica 's Spanish left-back. The management at the Santiago Bernabéu is working to close the arrival of the 22-year-old footballer for slightly less than his release clause, which amounts to 50 million euros, as 'Naninho' reported on Twitter and this newspaper was able to confirm .

Carreras was born in Ferrol and trained at Deportivo de La Coruña's youth academy before signing for Real Madrid at youth level. He spent three years at La Fábrica before making the leap to Manchester United , where he eventually made it to the reserve team. The Red Devils subsequently sent him on loan to Championship side Preston North End in 2022, then to Granada, where he failed to gel, and in January 2024 to Benfica, who converted the loan into a transfer in the summer of the same year. He has made 44 appearances for the Portuguese side, scoring 4 goals and 6 assists, and has become one of the most promising full-backs in Europe, with a wealth of experience, physicality, quality in attack, and hard work in defense.

A player for the U-21 national team, he would complete a left flank currently formed by Ferland Mendy and Fran García , although it seems that one of the two will leave this summer to make room for Carreras. As in the case of Arnold and Huijsen, Madrid is also working to sign the Galician before the start of the Club World Cup, although in this case Benfica's participation in the tournament makes his signing before the tournament more complicated and expensive.

Interestingly, one of the thirteen matches Carreras played for Granada in La Liga during the 23-24 season was against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu . He played seven minutes in the Whites' 2-0 victory. However, his best impressions have undoubtedly come this season in Portugal and in the Champions League, where he faced Barcelona in the round of 16.

His development in the neighboring country has made him the leader of the list of left backs managed by Madrid, ahead of others such as Miguel Gutiérrez , a Girona defender for whom the Whites maintain a buy-back option and who is also liked by the Portuguese club.