As we published, Fabio Coentrao will not continue at Real Madrid next season. The Portuguese left back has only played four games this season in all competitions with Los Blancos and the club is already looking for a replacement.
The Spanish newspaper MARCA published on Tuesday that Los Blancos have eyed two young Spanish left backs. Yuri Berchiche and Marc Navarro are the two favourites to replace Coentrao in the squad. Both are young, without many experience, so they meet the requirements of the role Florentino Pérez is looking for.
Real Madrid bosses know that Marcelo is still the owner of the left wing. For this reason, they don’t want to sign any important left back or spend a huge amount of money. The idea is signing a good replacement for Marcelo and a player with future. For this reason, they are looking in the Spanish market and the options are Yuri Berchiche and Marc Navarro.
Yuri Berchiche is currently playing for Real Sociedad. He’s a very offensive left back and, actually, he needs to improve his defensive skills. Marc Navarro is the other player with a lot of future, currently playing for Espanyol. Quique Sánchez Flores, former Watford coach, gave him a lot of confidence and he’s standing out with the Catalan club.
Real Madrid had other options on the table. The first one was Marcos Alonso, but he’s now a very important player for Antonio Conte. Chelsea paid €23M to Fiorentina in the summer transfer window and they won’t sell the player after just one season. This is a shame for Los Blancos because Marcos Alonso was raised in Madrid and he could be the perfect replacement for Coentrao.
The last important option was Ricardo Rodríguez, but the Swiss player is not playing with the same level as he did before with Wolfsburg. Therefore, Los Blancos prefer to find the right player in the Spanish market, with Yuri and Marc Navarro taking the lead in the race.
