La Liga giants Real Madrid have continued to perform strongly this season, and have played an impressive record in both fronts of the Champions League and La Liga. The only thing worrying is that Real Madrid has had too many injuries this season, especially in the backline, Militão and Alaba have suffered major injuries, resulting in only two central defenders Rudiger and Nacho remaining in the team.
In order to solve the problem of the shortage of central defenders as soon as possible, Real Madrid are ready to bring in a world-class defender in the upcoming winter window. Not only must you be solid defensively and capable, but you must also be in the prime of your career, preferably a young rising star.
According to the latest news from Portuguese media ABola, Real Madrid has selected a favorite target. He is none other than Gonçalo Inácio, the defender who currently plays for Sporting de Portugal in the Portuguese Super League.
Gonzalo Inácio, who is only 22 years old this year, is a new generation of Portugal internationals, playing as a defender, and he has almost fulfilled Real Madrid's imagination of the goal of recruiting at the back. Inacio is not only physically strong, but also talented and all-round. As a defender, Inacio is not only very solid defensively, but also has rare attacking attributes in the front court. He's fast, explosive, and the most coveted defender with a knife for many European teams. Statistics show that in the past three seasons, Inacio has played 143 games, and in addition to completing defensive tasks well, he has also contributed 14 goals and 8 assists to Sporting Portugal, and is truly a defensive genius player with both offense and defense.
If Real Madrid can sign the defensive star from Sporting, it can not only greatly improve the stability of the defense, but also enrich the team's attacking routine. It is reported that Inácio's contract with Sporting de Portugal expires in June 2027, and his liquidated damages are 60 million euros. From the current point of view, it is not easy for Real Madrid to buy Inácio normally, because Sporting Portugal will not be willing to let go. Therefore, the direct activation of the 60 million euro liquidated damages is probably the most likely option. Judging from Inacio's talent and development prospects, even if Real Madrid spends 60 million euros in liquidated damages, it will not suffer.
However, Real Madrid will have to act early if they want to get Inácio, as many European giants are already eyeing him. It is reported that so far, in addition to Real Madrid, there are also Liverpool and Arsenal, two major Premier League giants, who are frantically chasing the Portuguese defensive star. Therefore, Real Madrid must make a decisive move, otherwise, it may be cut off by these two Premier League giants in advance at any time.