An interview by Alejandro Grimaldo is causing speculation in Spain about the future of the Leverkusen left-back.
Bayer defender Alejandro Grimaldo has already scored six goals this season. IMAGO/eu-images
“Real Madrid is one of the best teams in the world, if not the best, and it is a team that every player wants to go to,” said the professional, who was nominated for the Spanish national team for the first time, to the OK Diario portal when asked what would happen , if Real would get in touch. But he also explained: “But at the moment I’m in Leverkusen. I’ve been here for three months and everything is going great. We have to keep working and the future will show what happens.”
Grimaldo: “I would like to play in Spain in the future”
No concrete conclusions can be drawn from these words from the Leverkusen professional. The only thing that is clearly stated is his desire to play in La Liga one day. “I would like to play in Spain in the future because it is a league that I have always said I want to play in, that I want to play at home,” explained the FC Barcelona-trained player, “but at the moment I am “I’m very happy in Leverkusen. I’ve only been here for a short time and I want to enjoy it even more.”
Since Real Madrid is looking for a left-back for the coming season, the statements theoretically provide the basis for speculation. However, Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich is considered the Royal’s preferred candidate. And the Canadian international has a completely different profile as a left-back than Grimaldo. Davies is significantly faster and operates much more from the wing than the combination player Grimaldo, who likes to move into the center.
Just a crush
The second aspect that suggests that Grimaldo’s words are nothing more than a general enthusiasm: If Real came to Grimaldo now, it would be quite surprising. Not because the 28-year-old is not an outstanding left-back, but because he was already identified as such in the Champions League last season at Benfica Lisbon.
In the summer, Real could have snapped up the model professional on a free transfer, as Bayer did. If Real were really interested in a transfer, a transfer fee would be due which, due to the term of Grimaldo’s contract until 2027, would probably not be that far away from that for the 23-year-old Davies, who is only tied to Munich until 2025. There is much to suggest that Grimaldo’s words, which most professionals would have used after such a question, are nothing more than a general enthusiasm for Real. Even if the Spaniard has a fundamental desire to play in La Liga one day.
2023-11-15 17:54:06
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