He fast became a fixture of Andoni Iraola’s side and has courted transfer interest from a wide variety of clubs, with Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal previously thought to have been leading the race. His performances have also earned him a call-up to the Spanish national team, making his senior debut in March.

One of Real Madrid's primary transfer targets ahead of the summer is Arsenal center-back William Saliba. In order to try and fend off the interest from Los Blan

Xabi Alonso is set to take over as the next manager of Real Madrid after announcing he would leave Bayer Leverkusen, and he has a big task before him to get the team back on track after a difficult se