Spanish media: There has been no progress in the A-fee transfer negotiations, and Real Madrid is instead considering buying Grimaldo

According to Spanish media cadenaser, as negotiations to introduce Alvaro Fernandez have not made any progress, Real Madrid began to consider buying Grimaldo.

Real Madrid needs to introduce a left-back this summer, and Real Madrid has always regarded Alvaro Fernandez as their preferred target for signings. 22-year-old Alvaro Fernandez is from Real Madrid's youth training and currently plays for Portuguese Premier League Benfica. But Benfica insisted on getting the full termination fee from the players and did not accept Real Madrid's price cut request. Now Alvaro Fernandez is participating in the Club World Cup with Benfica.

In this case, Real Madrid has begun to consider another left-back pick, Grimaldo. Grimaldo, 29, is a Spanish international. He joined Leverkusen in 2023 and performed well under Alonso. He scored 12 goals and assisted 20 times in 2023-24, and also scored 4 goals and 13 assists last season. Alonso is willing to continue working with this love affair at Real Madrid, and Grimaldo also hopes to leave the Bundesliga this summer.

cadenaser revealed that despite the interest of Premier League teams, Grimaldo wants to return to Spain to play football. If Real Madrid's next bid for Alvaro Fernandez fails, Real Madrid coach Alonso will invite Grimaldo. As for the existing left-back in Real Madrid, Mendy has not received any bids from other teams yet, and Fran Garcia is still positioned as a substitute.