Real Madrid are looking to sell reported Tottenham Hotspur target Eder Militao in the summer with Pau Torres, Jules Kounde and David Alaba lined up as potential replacements, according to Defensa Central.
The £44 million Brazil international doesn’t get too many opportunities under Zinedine Zidane.
When Militao is handed a rare chance to impress, he really can’t afford to miss it. So imagine the disappointment when, during just his fourth La Liga appearance of the season, the former Porto ace headed for an early bath after a grand total of nine minutes.
Militao’s early red card paved the way for Levante to claim a famous 2-1 win away at Real Madrid, and did little to earn the trust of an already suspicious Zidane.
So it is no surprise really that, with Real looking to raise funds for new signings ahead of what could be a substantial revamping of an ageing squad, Militao could be one of the first out the door.
Defensa Central claims that the 13-time European giants are planning to sell a defender who has not come close to living up to his massive price-tag. Although, in truth, he has never been given a run of games to calm those nerves and settle into the footballing goldfish bowl that is life at Madrid.
Villarreal’s Spain international Pau Torres, Sevilla star Jules Kounde and a certain David Alaba – who confirmed his impending departure from Bayern Munich on Tuesday – are all potential successors.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims that Tottenham made an approach for Militao in the final few days of the January market.
And with each and every centre-back at Jose Mourinho’s disposal making high-profile errors since the window slammed shut, Militao’s availability will not go unnoticed in North London.
El Desmarque reported last year that Mourinho even made a personal phone call to Real president Florentino Perez to enquire about the Brazilian.
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