Spanish media "Marca" wrote an article reporting on the tug-of-war of Carreras' transfer in the summer window, and said that Real Madrid's management has always made it clear that Carreras is the first choice. The report noted that...
Spanish media "Marca" wrote an article reporting on the tug-of-war of Carreras' transfer in the summer window, and said that Real Madrid's management has always made it clear that Carreras is the first choice. The
report noted that the full-back, who succeeded in Real Madrid, suffered Benfica's toughness in the negotiations and witnessed names like Teo Hernandez or Grimaldo appear as a possible future candidate for his position.
He was very clear about this when Real Madrid appeared on his path again. Meanwhile, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and a few other clubs have asked, but the fullback has always been clear that even in the most tense moment with Benfica, the club even put a contract extension on his table - but Alvaro Carreras is aware that his first choice is the team in his life.
Football only took two months to prove that he was right. He has achieved success in Real Madrid. No one doubts this. Everyone praised what the defender did, including when he needed to play as a centre-back. But the road he had to go through was not smooth sailing, we were not referring to what he left the youth camp in the first place: the clear message he received was that he would be the second or third option for the left back at the youth age stage, which irreversibly pushed him away, but we focused on what Real Madrid had experienced since the past five months informed him that he had fully entered his near future plans, including the Club World Cup.
Benfica has placed a heavy bet for signing him, and its head saw that the possible deal they could reach in a few months would bring more money to the club's vault (and Rui Costa, who was in urgent need of funds), and he would make a stake in a presidential election in the next few days.
The last Champions League was a proof that Carreras used to show himself to the world, especially to those who only look at specific matches with the theme song of the top European events. Facing Barcelona and other opponents, the full-back made it clear that he was ready and that he was able to compete in the top courts, something he tried to see when he was a youth team player, and after being rejected by Real Madrid, he found a place for him to stay at Manchester United.
Real Madrid made a offer to Benfica in the last week of May, which Rui Costa has been denied. From that moment on, after many tense moments, it took two months to finalize the agreement between the two clubs, Manchester United acted as a witness and had to listen to the opinions of its head. United understands that the fight does not belong to them, but logically they have obtained part of them from Carreras's transfer to Real Madrid (not liquidated damages payment).
During this period, two football players appeared who tried to become the future protagonist of Real Madrid. They are Teo Hernandez and Grimaldo, although in Valdebebas, they are very clear that the primary option is always Carreras.
Teo now plays for Riyadh Crescent and has a Real Madrid background, showing strongly at a certain moment. Teo's agent knows the Real Madrid club and is more good at selling his players than anyone else. It was a simple operation, but there were doubts even within the club, and of course, the conditions that could be provided to him at that time were far less than the salary that the Saudi team ended up paying him.
During the Club World Cup, Grimaldo's agent met with the head of Real Madrid in Miami. The Spanish international was recommended in the past, but Real Madrid knew very well that they could not and did not want to abandon Carreras. The operation was not simple, or more precisely, when Rui Costa clearly understood that he had no other way but to sit down and negotiate, the operation became simple. Just as Fran Garcia might be at a particular moment, the key to opening Carreras's door to departure emerges. After two months of waiting full of rumors, he saw everything, as Real Madrid promised him, resolved in a deal involving three clubs. No liquidated damages were paid, and Manchester United also participated in the deal.
Carreras is very happy, and the Real Madrid is also happy to welcome back a player who has grown up in Valdebebas and is proving that he is capable of playing well immediately.
