Real Madrid beat Barcelona, Liverpool and two more in pursuit of 18-year-old defender as club conclude talks with veteran over new deal.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona, Liverpool and two more in pursuit of 18-year-old defender as club conclude talks with

veteran over new deal.

Real Madrid veteran Dani Carvajal has made it clear in recent months that he wants to stay at the club while

he is still able to cut it at the top level, and Los Blancos will reward him with a new deal imminently.

There has been talk that Real Madrid could even break their rule of only handing out one-year deals to players over thirty,

and with Carvajal now 32, that would certainly be a show of faith. Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that talks for a new

deal will start ‘shortly’, with both sides happy to continue together.

Carvajal will not play for another European club at any rate, asserts Romano.

Currently there are not too many, if any, better than Carvajal at right-back,

and he is even an outside candidate for the Ballon d’Or, although it is believed that Vinicius Junior will win the award.

However that has not stoppped talk of Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold potentially joining next summer,

with the England international out of contract next summer, and no clarity whether he will sign a new one.

Real Madrid have made it known they are interested in signing Alexander-Arnold on a free,

and it would be interesting to see how the pair would co-exist with each other if that deal did go through.

Barcelona join Real Madrid, Liverpool and two more in pursuit of 18-year-old defender

Real Madrid have dominated the market in terms of young Brazilian talents in recent years,

but that does not mean they have been without competition.

The latest starlet making waves is Palmeiras central defender Vitor Reis.

The 18-year-old is already a starter for O Verdao, and has been linked to Los Blancos for several weeks,

but now The Athletic (via Sport) report that they have company.

Premier League giants Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are all interested in the teenager,

while Barcelona are also noted as an interested side.

Certainly it seems that Reis has the raw talent that big clubs are searching for,

and Palmeiras will be glad he has a €100m release clause.

Reis was recently asked about Real Madrid’s interest in him,

but was clear that he was fully focused on performing for his current club.

It has been some time since Barcelona and Real Madrid competed fiercely for a player,

and Chief Real Madrid scout Juni Calafat seems to rule the roost in Brazil over the last few years.