After this summer, the next item on Real Madrid's transfer agenda will be a new right-back. Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez are expected to stay for next season, but both are now 32 years old, and with their deals ending in 2025 (Vazquez expires in the summer, but chances are he will be given a deal of a year). a long and younger replacement is needed by Los Blancos.
Real Madrid's transfer strategy suggests that they will try to sign one of the best players in the right wing position, who is still relatively young. Trent Alexander-Arnold has been linked, although it will depend on him not signing a new contract at Liverpool – as his current deal expires at the end of next season.
In 2023, they have been regularly linked with Chelsea's Reece James. The 24-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best right-backs in the world, and in recent days, it has been reported that the Premier League giants could sell him in the coming years, after growing frustrated by his regular injury problems.
This could alert the attention of Real Madrid. Barring injuries, James would probably be the ideal successor for Carvajal, and he's worth going all out for, even if Chelsea weren't willing to sell him. In any case, the reality is that James has a lot of injury problems, and unfortunately, there seems to be no sign that they will end soon.
Transfers they say that Real Madrid is considering an offer for James, although it would not be cheap to prize him away from Chelsea, where he has a contract until 2028. Given his fitness problems, it would be a very expensive risk , and Florentino Perez alone. you have to go back to Eden Hazard – another player signed by Chelsea – to know that it may not be worth it.
If James is to put together an injury-free 12 months of football once he is back to full fitness, he will likely convince Real Madrid to make a move. However, while his problems continue to persist, it is very difficult to see Perez giving permission for an operation to be tried with Chelsea, unless the asking price was significantly below the market value.
For now, it's probably unlikely Real Madrid considering a move for James, but there is little doubt that they will monitor his situation and progress at Chelsea. If there is any chance he can put his injury woes behind him, Los Blancos should definitely consider making the first move.
