Real Madrid heading after second Manchester City centre-back after Gvardiol | OneFootball

When Real Madrid make it known that they have a vacancy in their squad, it does not take long for the best names in the world to find themselves linked. After all, the train to Madrid does not pass many times in a player’s career.

With word spreading that Los Blancos are looking for an elite centre-back, they have not taken long to be linked with some of the finest players in the position globally.

In Josko Gvardiol, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ibrahima Konate and Riccardo Calafiori, they have found some of the creme-de-la-creme as their targets.

Now, The Athletic brings one more world-class name who arrives as the latest option for Real Madrid, especially in the wake of the recent election results.

The one from Portugal

As reported by the English outlet, Manchester City defender Ruben Dias is being linked with a move to Real Madrid and is now seen as a possible target for Los Blancos.

Gvardiol is another Real Madrid target at Manchester City. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Florentino Perez has rated the player for long, and Jose Mourinho knows his compatriot’s profile well and rates him highly. Now that Perez is re-elected president and Mourinho is in place as the new manager, Dias’ name may take pace as an option.

The question, needless to say, will come down to how open Manchester City are to the negotiations. Having both Gvardiol and Dias linked with the same club at the same time, needless to say, does not leave them in a pretty spot.

Not all is bleak

With a contract in place until 2029, signing Dias will not be a simple operation for Real Madrid even if they have a massive wallet to back them. Manchester City, after all, are no minnows and will fight hard to keep him.

Signing Dias will not be easy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

What will help Los Blancos, however, is the massive shift taking place at Manchester and the squad changes that inevitably come with it.

Pep Guardiola’s departure from the Premier League giants, however, hands Real Madrid serious hope as it sets up for a massive transformation at Dias’ current club with many players likely to leave with the manager marking the end of the current project.