Over the previous several years, Barcelona has been in the midst of rebuilding its centre defence. In a club that is developing by the week, the Catalan Giants have youth in Pedri Gonzalez and Frenkie de Jong to give strength in the centre of the park. Meanwhile, Real Madrid, which has Toni Kroos and Luka Modric on the wrong side of 30, is in need of a rebuild. As things are, they have Federico Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga, both of whom have received insufficient playing time. Their search for midfield development, on the other hand, is far from over.
According to Diario AS, the Spanish league leaders are looking to strengthen their central midfield with the arrival of Aurelien Tchouameni. His contract will allegedly be finalised after Real Madrid has confirmed the acquisition of Antonio Rudiger.
Over the last three years, the Frenchman has emerged as one of the most promising young players. Real Madrid values him because they see him as Casemiro's replacement. He will be extremely important to Madrid due to his ability to play as a central and defensive midfielder. His market worth is €40 million, which Florentino Perez's team can afford quickly.
Los Blancos are in the process of assembling a superteam for the next season. Aside from Tchouameni, the all-time La Liga winners will be betting on assembling a strong squad around Kylian Mbappe next season. Real Madrid can statistically rely on him both in and out of possession. He has an 86.2 per cent passing completion percentage and makes 5.4 progressive passes per game.
Defensively, he makes 3.4 interceptions per game and three tackles in every game. Tchouameni is clearly built to take over for Casemiro if the necessity arises.