All clubs are already starting to plan their moves during January, when the transfer market opens. This period is usually used to finish the work that couldn´t be done the previous summer or to replace some injuries. Right now, one of the names that aims towards protagonism is Aymeric Laporte, who could land at Real Madrid this season.
The recent Spanish national team´s European champion is still in Saudi Arabia, but he is on the Madrid´s club agenda. The numerous injuries in defense suffered by the team led by Carlos Ancelotti require movements. It should be remembered that the Spanish-French man was also on the agenda of Madrid´s Atlético this summer, but with no agreement.
Simeone is Left without His Center-back
There were two positions that the red-and-white team were unable to decide to reinforce during the summer transfer market. The main one was the left-footed profile of the defense, where there were negotiations for more than a month to sign David Hancko . Feyenoord set their starting price at 40 million euros, but the colchoneros were never willing to reach that high figure.
Another option was Aymeric Laporte , who performed well during the European Championship , starting most of the matches. He is still in Arab soccer earning a very high salary, but with the desire to return to Europe . Although he was a valued option, the limited financial margin forced Atlético de Madrid to bet on Clement Lenglet .
Now, it seems that the Spanish international will have a new opportunity to return to Spain, but not to the Metropolitano . Real Madrid are after his transfer for the month of January after having suffered numerous injuries in the defensive area. Éder Militão has been the one who has led to this situation after breaking his cruciate ligament again in the duel against Osasuna .
Aymeric Laporte talks about the rumors
Taking advantage of his training camp with the Spanish national team , the defender was interviewed by Cadena SER , where he was asked about his future. "Obviously I would listen to the call from Real Madrid , you can't ignore clubs like that," the footballer stated emphatically. It is important to bear in mind that the same operation was already being considered in the summer, although with less urgency .
“It's nice to see the rumors, I'm not very informed about it, but it's nice,” he explained about the information that has emerged in recent days. There is still more than a month to go before the transfer window opens, but it seems that a transfer is well on its way. Simeone loses one of his options, but it wasn't a priority to continue strengthening the squad.