❌ Grimaldo and his moves blocked by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atleti | OneFootball

Grimaldo, the left back of Bayer Leverkusen, has confirmed that he was close to Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, and Barcelona.

The left back and international player confirmed that he could have signed for Real Madrid this summer: "There was always the possibility of going with Xabi Alonso to Madrid, but in the end it did not happen. They signed Álvaro Carreras and the opportunity to go with Xabi did not arise."

He elaborated on the situation: "Xabi Alonso and I had some conversations when I was still at Bayer Leverkusen... but nothing beyond that. He had to get to Valdebebas and see how everything was to get organized."

Then he explained that he was close to Barcelona: "There was also the possibility of going to Barça, but it also did not happen."

And finally, he also talked about Atlético Madrid: "There have been conversations with Atlético Madrid, but as you can see practically nothing has come of it."

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