Mourinho could decide ex-Benfica man's Real Madrid future, more at risk | OneFootball

The future of four big-money Real Madrid signings is up in the air after a season considered below expectations, with the Merengue board preparing important decisions for the next competitive cycle, in which José Mourinho could be key.

According to newspaper AS, the choice of the new coach - a scenario in which the Special One emerges as a strong possibility - could be decisive in the assessment of players such as Franco Mastantuono, Dean Huijsen, Álvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Among the cases under analysis is that of Álvaro Carreras, a left-back who joined Real Madrid from Benfica for around 50 million euros, after a transfer that generated great expectations around his return to the Bernabéu. Despite a promising start, the former Benfica player lost ground in the final stage of the season, largely due to strong internal competition and a dip in form that ended up drawing criticism from the fans.

Dean Huijsen and Mastantuono are also facing internal evaluation scenarios, with the former having become the most expensive defender in the club’s history and the latter having arrived for more than 60 million euros, but both showing inconsistent performances throughout the season.

, but he was hampered by recurring muscle injuries and ultimately failed to achieve the expected consistency, even being left out of the squad for the Club World Cup.

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