The sports department of Real Madrid is always keeping the brightest talents in football – both in Europe and in the world. Last month, it was reported that they had set their sights on Bayern Munich youngster Lennart Karl, who has been making waves at the Bundesliga giants in recent months.
Karl, who is only 16 years old, typically plays as an attacking midfielder, although he has also been used on the right wing. Bayern are determined to ward off interest in the teenager's services, and as a counter, they called him up to the first team training on Tuesday morning, as reported by Florian Plettenburg (via Sport).
Bayern have high hopes for Karl, and given that he is already in the first team at the age of 16, it shows that he is rated incredibly highly. Real Madrid even like him, although it might be hard to tempt him out of Bavaria.