Portuguese midfielder willing to join Real Madrid with immediate effect – report | OneFootball

Alvaro Arbeloa managed to overcome some of Real Madrid’s midfield inconsistencies in the team’s recent win over Levante in La Liga.

On the night, Los Blancos were poor through the first half and simply failed to impose themselves in midfield. 

The manager’s decision to bring on Arda Guler and Dani Ceballos, eventually, brought back control for the team in the department and ensured that they took home a 2-0 win.

A possible signing?

The team’s deficiencies in the middle of the park are not newfound, for it was one of Xabi Alonso’s first requests as the new manager for the board to sign a new deep midfielder who can also serve as a creative presence.

Florentino Perez and Co. however, did not make the required move and the team continues to suffer without the aforementioned profile.

Now, however, Carrusel Deportivo brings an interesting update that Ruben Neves is interested in an immediate move to Madrid.

Neves keen on Real Madrid move. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

The former Wolves and Porto defensive midfielder is reportedly keen on joining Real Madrid in the ongoing winter transfer window and is willing to arrive as an immediate solution to the plaguing issue.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, however, is not in favour of his signing and is creating resistance against the move.

It is, thus unlikely to happen, especially given that it was Xabi Alonso who was initially interested in Neves’ profile.

The Real Madrid president, after all, has largely stuck to his policy of not making signings in the winter for a long time now and that could well be the reason he is against Neves’ recruitment.

Real Madrid continue to insist that there will no new signings made this month and that the current squad has enough quality to challenge for and win trophies.