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La Liga giants Actual Madrid are reportedly contemplating making a transfer for former Atletico Madrid defender Mario Hermoso to strengthen their injury-stricken again line.
After permitting Nacho to depart as a free agent, Los Blancos began the season with 4 skilled defenders. Antonio Rudiger and Eder Militao assumed their function on the coronary heart of the protection, with Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy manning the fullback positions. David Alaba would have additionally been within the combine had the Austrian recovered from his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear.
In October, Actual Madrid misplaced Carvajal to a whole ACL tear. The Spaniard is unlikely to make it again earlier than the top of 2025. Then, on November 9, Militao suffered an ACL rupture — his second in two years — which can hold him out for at the very least 9 months. Alaba, in the meantime, remains to be on the street to restoration, and there’s no telling how lengthy it’ll take him to get again into preventing form.
Actual Madrid Focused on Ex-Atletico Madrid Man Mario Hermoso
Actual Madrid is unfold dangerously skinny on the again and the membership is understandably taking a look at choices to repair the issue. In a report on Monday (November 11), Spanish outlet Diario AS claimed Los Merengues had recognized three center-backs to deal with their damage disaster. Aymeric Laporte, Castello Lukeba, and Jonathan Tah are the three defenders on Madrid’s radar. Later, Fabrizio Romano added Ajax defender Jorrel Hato’s title to the combo.
In line with MARCA, there may be one other title on Madrid’s wishlist — former Atletico Madrid center-back Hermoso. The 29-year-old rose via Actual Madrid’s youth system earlier than becoming a member of Espanyol in the summertime of 2017. He left Madrid with out taking part in a single match for the senior group. Between 2019 and 2024, Hermoso plied his commerce at Atletico Madrid, with him scoring 10 objectives in 174 appearances. He helped Los Rojiblancos to the La Liga title in 2021. In the summertime switch window, Hermoso joined AS Roma as a free agent and has since performed 9 video games for the membership in all competitions.
As per MARCA, Actual Madrid values Hermoso’s huge expertise in La Liga and his potential to play each as a center-back and a left-back. His familiarity with the membership — because of his academy days — and nice distribution abilities additionally make him a profitable prospect for the 15-time European champions.
Hermoso is reportedly open to the thought of returning to Spain, however signing him won’t be straightforward. Roma signed him lower than six months in the past and has him below contract till June 30, 2027. Actual Madrid should desk a giant provide to persuade the Serie A to let Hermoso depart.
