Real Madrid understand how tough it will be to fight for all of the goals that were established at the start of the season with such an insufficient defense.

Having only one center back available for the first game of 2024 and taking into account the history of injuries, at the club they are considering strengthening the defense during the winter market with more interest than ever.

The target profile is young and financially accessible, although not cheap either. Once the seriousness of Alaba's injury was confirmed, a cascade of names began to crowd the white radar, which has to fight against the hundreds of rumors that fluctuate through the market.

António Silva (Benfica) | Age: 20 years. Height: 1.87 meters. Foot: Right-footed.

It is the option that Real Madrid like the most. The high price comes from finishing third in 'Golden Boy', which is its main drawback. "He is a 'top' player. "They are convinced that he can be worth 80-90 million in the future," warned Fabrizio Romano. Last season, he took advantage of the injuries of Morato and Lucas Veríssimo to make his debut and also managed to 'sneak' onto Fernando Santos' list for the 2022 World Cup.

Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP) | Age : 22 years. Height : 1.85 meters. Foot : Left-footed.

His name began to be discussed even before Alaba's injury. They even put a price on it: 60 million (45 fixed plus 15 in variables). His departure, however, does not seem very viable in the middle of the season because of how well Sporting is doing so far this season. He is a left-footed defender, like David Alaba; however, throughout his career, he has played on the right side on numerous occasions.

Leny Yoro (Little) | Age : 18 years. Height : 1.90 meters. Foot : Right-footed.

Although the comparisons are said to be odious, the truth is that Leny Yoro has been nicknamed the 'new Varane', due to his similarity in size and football qualities. He is the youngest of the three; he made his debut in Ligue 1 at the age of 16 years, six months, and one day on May 14, 2022, at the hands of Jocelyn Gouvennec, and he stands out for being a tall central defender with a good touch when launching the ball and with a great ability to enter the shot. This season, he has been chosen five times in the 'Ideal Eleven' of Ligue 1 by L'Équipe. His average grade, six out of 10, is the best on his team.

The Olocip company, the only technology that can contextualize a player in a particular team, has studied the market's evolution in an attempt to locate the central defender that would most suit Carlo Ancelotti's scheme, always taking the white club's requirements (young, experienced, and reasonably priced) into account.

Out of the three possibilities evaluated, Inácio would be better than 84% of the center backs in the database if he played for Ancelotti's current team. At the moment, the Portuguese man is helping Sporting de Portugal prevent one goal every 272 minutes, with Yoro and Silva coming in at 300 and 346 minutes, respectively.

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