Reigning Champions League winners Real Madrid were handed a fresh and hefty injury blow recently as Dani Carvajal torn his ACL and was carried off the pitch.
As the Spanish giants look for replacement for the rest of the season, one can expect them to amp up their pursuit of existing targets.
This is bad news for the Lilywhites.
Dani Carvajal’s injury could ramp up Real Madrid’s interest in Pedro Porro
Dani Carvajal’s recent ACL injury could see Real Madrid amp up their efforts for a new right-back in the coming months.
The 32-year-old is set to be out for most of the season, if not all. Real Madrid have already been linked with moves for Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Tottenham’s Pedro Porro.
Porro has been deemed as an alternative for Los Blancos up to this point, but being a homegrown talent may work out in his favour as the Spanish giants may deem integrating him more feasible than the born-and-bred-in-Liverpool 26-year-old, who is in the final year of his contract.
On the other hand, valued by Transfermarkt at €45 million, Porro has in place at Tottenham a £85k-per-week contract that is set to run until June 2028.
Spurs need a right-back
Regardless of what happens with Porro, Tottenham need to consider getting a right-back in the coming transfer windows.
Archie Gray is promising but needs to be given time. Djed Spence is clearly not Ange Postecoglou’s first choice, and Porro, for all his attacking intent, does leave a bit to be desired in defence, though he is part of a Spurs side not too keen on contingencies at the back.
Ben Davies does a decent job of being a solid, reliable, cool head on the left-hand side. Spurs such an operator on the right.
