It’s no secret that Real Madrid need to sign a quality right back in the summer 2025 transfer window, and there are many fans who would like the club to expedite a signing to this winter.
The reason for the sudden urgency from Florentino Perez to address the right back position despite knowing for years that he had no real depth behind Dani Carvajal is a simple phrase that is music to his ears: market opportunity.
Real Madrid have the opportunity to sign a second straight marquee player on a free transfer. After finally inking Perez’s No. 1 dream target Kylian Mbappe for free from PSG last summer, he’s trying to nab Liverpool superstar right back Trent Alexander-Arnold for free next year.
A secondary reason for the increased urgency occurred a few weeks ago when world-class right back Dani Carvajal tore his ACL, and if that weren’t enough to sway Florentino even more, he had to have been doubly concerned by how poorly Lucas Vazquez played against Barcelona in a 4-0 loss.
Real Madrid obviously have Alexander-Arnold atop their right back wishlist, as Perez has been evidently obsessed with signing the generational playmaker on a free.
As Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool continue to negotiate, though, with no guarantee of him joining close friend Jude Bellingham at the Santiago Bernabeu, Los Blancos must look for alternatives.
According to a report from Diario AS, Real Madrid are also interested in Bayer Leverkusen right wing back Jeremie Frimpong and Tottenham star Pedro Porro.
Frimpong and Florian Wirtz are the duo of Leverkusen stars closely linked with a move to Real Madrid alongside Xabi Alonso, and while Frimpong is more of an attacking wing back, he could be an interesting partner for Carvajal against more defensive sides; after all, Real Madrid were considering a similar player in Achraf Hakimi in the past.
Porro is a much more well-rounded player, and he was a slam-dunk right back prospect at Sporting CP whom Real Madrid could have – and should have – signed in 2021/22 instead of letting him go to Tottenham.
Since joining Spurs, Porro has been one of the best right backs in the world, so Real Madrid couldn’t go wrong with him as an Alexander-Arnold alternative, but that’s assuming Spurs would even be open to selling the Portuguese international for anything less than a king’s ransom.
