Despite Madrid’s name being associated with Upamecano, especially in Germany, the truth is that Real Madrid consider their option to sign him to be very remote and unviable . Firstly, because at Chamartín they believe the player wants to renew with Bayern, but is interested in having big names associated with him so he can get more money, something that already happened with Davies. And secondly, because Real Madrid believes Konaté is the player who best suits what they are looking for and, therefore, is the favorite and the chosen one . In any case, nothing is finalized with him yet.
This doesn’t mean that Real Madrid doesn’t consider Upamecano a great player, but they don’t see him as having the same potential as Konaté.