Real Madrid have released two World Cup champions, Varane and Ramos, at the same time this season, and instead led the way in La Liga, once again proving Real Madrid's wise transfer strategy. At present, Real Madrid's two main centre-backs are 29-year-old Alaba and 23-year-old Militan, which are the top in La Liga in terms of strength, but from the perspective of central defender reserves, only the two of them are not enough. If one of the two of them were absent, Real Madrid would not have lost just one game and just conceded 16 goals in La Liga.
Therefore, while pursuing Mbappe and Haaland, Real Madrid has not forgotten to introduce world-class centre-backs. Chelsea's Number One German centre-back, Rudiger, is very close to joining Real Madrid because he insists on rejecting Chelsea's contract extension, both because he is dissatisfied with the low annual salary and because he hopes to step on a higher platform. Real Madrid brought in Rudiger to liberate Alaba and return alaba to left-back and even play the role of midfield back.
However, the pursuit of Rudiger is not only Real Madrid, the 28-year-old Rudiger has a very high attendance rate at Chelsea, making 23 appearances this season, scoring 2 goals and contributing 1 assist, and still has a brilliant performance that attracts the attention of Paris. If the introduction of Rudiger does fail, Real Madrid still has a backup plan, and there is currently news that Real Madrid are pursuing Liverpool's England international Joe Gomez.
Joe Gomez is only 24 years old, but has been famous for a long time, but unfortunately has been plagued by injuries in the past two seasons, and has also lost to Van Dijk and Matip in the starting competition, and is now only a substitute center-back for Liverpool, and even england rarely calls him. However, Joe Gomez is 188cm tall, his defensive awareness is very good, his confrontation ability is not weak, and his ball, standing position, and steals are all top-notch. He was a former candidate for the European Golden Boy Awards, captain of England U21, and worthy of the title of talented centre-back.
Due to the lack of opportunities at Liverpool, Joe Gomez hoped to find a higher platform to prove himself after getting rid of injuries, but real Madrid favored him. Changing the environment may be able to cash in on the talent, and it is not the first time that Real Madrid have pursued an English centre-back. In 2005, England's main centre-back Woodgate was brought in, but Woodgate became Real Madrid's worst signing, and persistent injuries and debut goals became Woodgate's nightmare at Real Madrid.
Real Madrid will not turn a blind eye to Joe Gomez's glass attributes, but there are fewer and fewer quality centre-backs, especially Liverpool has always identified Joe Gomez as the core of the future defense and is Van Dijk's successor. This is also one of the reasons why Real Madrid like Joe Gomez, and his age is in line with the strategic requirements of Real Madrid's rejuvenation, which is an investment in the future.
If Real Madrid does bid for Joe Gomez, at least the players are likely to accept the invitation, and it will be very difficult for Liverpool to retain people. Giants of the level of Real Madrid and Barca have always liked to poach Liverpool, and this time is no exception, so it is very likely that Real Madrid will have England centre-backs in the squad again after 17 years. It is expected that Real Madrid's attack on Joe Gomez is only a warm-up, and the real time to buy will occur in the next summer transfer window.