Real Madrid homegrown star likely to move to La Liga rivals this summer – report | OneFootball

As Real Madrid continue to blaze through the summer transfer window with swift moves and negotiations, it becomes concurrently important to balance out their accounts with important departures.

Dani Ceballos is set to leave the club and two veterans in Dani Carvajal and David Alaba have already bid adieu. There is, however, still a lot of ground to cover in that sense and the club need a handful more sales.

One of the solutions Real Madrid see feasible is to sell academy stars and recently promoted stars as a means to generate income. After all, Jose Mourinho has never been one to prioritise academy talents over new signings.

Striker on the way out?

Gonzalo Garcia, given his recent successes with Real Madrid at the Club World Cup and decent season as a fringe player, is seen as a candidate to leave the club. A final decision on whether to sell him or keep him, however, was said to be pending.

Gonzalo has been a valuable backup player for Real Madrid. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Now, as reported by Jorge C Picon via Ramon Alvarez de Mon, there are growing chances of Garcia leaving Real Madrid for more consistent minutes, and Real Sociedad appear best placed to sign him.

La Real are looking for a striker to provide stiff competition and a younger alternative to the veteran Mikel Oyarzabal and see Garcia as a quality addition on that front. Whether or not they can guarantee him minutes, however, remains unclear.

Where do Real Madrid stand on this?

Los Blancos are not actively looking for a new centre-forward this summer, especially with Kylian Mbappe slotting into that role comfortably.

They are, however, hoping to keep internal solutions available for any unforeseen circumstances that arise.

Does Mourinho have Gonzalo in his plans? (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images)

Jose Mourinho is reportedly looking forward to working with Endrick next season as he highly rates the Brazilian youngster. For Garcia, knowing that the manager prefers a teammate over him in the same position may not go down too well.

If Real Madrid and Mourinho believe in keeping the youngster around for his cameos and see value in the same, the possibility is not ruled out. 

Otherwise, a departure on loan or a permanent departure with a buy-back clause will both be useful alternatives.

After all, Real Madrid are well known at this point for their academy player sales with interesting clauses and have a reputation for always maintaining part of their rights irrespective of the mode of the transfer.