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With Ruben Amorim eyeing his first trophy as manager, Manchester United is getting ready for a season-defining transfer window.
The backroom team at United has been working compiling lists of possible replacements and settling unresolved contract issues as a number of players are anticipated to leave this summer.
United’s market appeal has already diminished in previous years due to their inability to place in the top four.
They risk falling behind their European competitors, including Real Madrid, if they make the same error again.
Under new head coach Xabi Alonso, the European powerhouses are currently starting their own mini-remake.
And the Spanish giants haven’t stopped at all in the.
It now seems they’ve agreed a deal with an ex-Manchester United defender.
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According to A Bola, Real Madrid and Benfica have finally arrived at a formula for the transfer of former United academy star Alvaro Carreras, with just the final details to be ironed out.
After a successful loan stint at the Estadio da Luz, a compulsory buy clause was activated, and United sold the young Spaniard to the Portuguese powerhouses for €6 million plus add-ons last summer.
Since then, he has established himself as one of the best left-backs in European football, earning four goals and five assists in 47 games while starting for Benfica.
Carreras has proven he can compete with the best since Benfica’s Champions League spot this season.
He has helped the Portuguese team defeat Atletico Madrid and recorded an assist against Barcelona and Monaco.
At the time, many supporters wondered why the team would let such a young player, who was obviously gifted, leave at all and for such a little price.
Alvaro Carreras is one of the more intriguing examples; his performances at Benfica have garnered recognition throughout Spain, particularly at Real Madrid.
The 21-year-old Spanish left-back has made it clear he only wants to join Real Madrid.
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