Real Madrid are expected to make defensive reinforcements a key transfer priority in 2024 with growing links to AC Milan centre back Malick Thiaw.
Los Blancos will be required to make a string of key decision at the end of the 2023/24 season with a number of their veteran stars out of contract next summer.
Alongside the likely ending of long standing careers in Madrid, there is also a growing concern over the injury record and average age of the club’s centre back options in recent months, with Carlo Ancelotti also potentially moving on.
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That has opened the door to major squad changes and the chance to invest in younger players, with Germany international Malick a target to shore up the defence, alongside Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini.
As per the latest from Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid are plotting an opening €20m bid for the 22-year-old, who is impressing in his second season in Italy, after joining from Bundesliga side Schalke 04 in 2022.
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