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Six teams are interested in signing exit-linked Real Madrid winger
Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema have established themselves as irreplaceable players in Carlo Ancelotti’s setup this season. While the duo have been a constant, the third player in attack has been variable.
With the likes of Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale, Mariano and Luka Jovic being completely discarded by the manager, only two players have been in the battle for the lone vacancy.
At the beginning of the season, Marco Asensio and Rodrygo were neck to neck in the race to start. However, the scale has tilted heavily in favour of the Brazilian in recent weeks.
With Kylian Mbappe set to join Los Blancos in the summer, the club see it as vital to engineer a few departures in the forward department. After his decline in performance, Asensio is now one of the candidates on the departure list.
According to reports from Diario AS (TheMadridZone), more than six teams are interested in signing the Spanish winger this summer.
Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Arsenal are just a few of the clubs that were linked with Asensio’s signing earlier this year. Needless to say, they will be the names leading the race to sign him this time around too.
Asensio has started 18 league games for Real Madrid this season, scoring ten goals in the process. He has missed five big chances and averages one key pass per game.
In April, Real Madrid offered Asensio a contract of €4.5 million with an individual clause that, if fulfilled, could reach €6 million. However, now the situation has changed and it remains to be seen if that offer is still on the table.
Real Madrid are back in action tomorrow in La Liga as they take on Elche at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on Matchday 6.
The Merengues go into the game on the back of a solid 4-1 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu and will be eager to build on that, especially with the Madrid derby coming up later in the week.
Ahead of the trip to Elche, Jose Mourinho has announced the squad list of players that will be at his disposal for the game tomorrow night.
There are no new returns to the squad as Real Madrid continue to be without Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, and Rodrygo Goes for the game.
Mourinho could look to make changes to his starting lineup, keeping an eye on the derby at the weekend, which could potentially open the doors for someone like Aurelien Tchouameni to start, having been eased back into the thick of things after return from injury.
There could be some rotations in defence as well, with the likes of Antonio Rudiger and Trent Alexander-Arnold hoping to get some action on the pitch.
It remains to be seen if Yan Diomande starts another game after featuring from the get-go against Rayo at the weekend, especially considering that Arda Guler has been a key player for Mourinho’s team.
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Jude Bellingham have started all matches so far and it will be interesting to see if one or all of them are given a break with an eye on the derby.
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