It's not Varane, the defender that Ancelotti asks Real Madrid for 2024

Carlo Ancelotti seems to have decided on a signing and it is not Varane. Real Madrid is immersed in the search for reinforcements in the central position during the January market, and one of the names that has emerged on its radar is that of the talented Brazilian Robert Renan, a 20-year-old defender owned by Zenit de St. Petersburg. This young central defender meets the three main requirements that the white team is looking for: he is left-footed, promising and has a great future ahead of him, having even recently debuted with the Brazilian senior team.

Furthermore, his price is considered affordable, which could facilitate his arrival at Real Madrid through an economic transfer or, preferably, through a loan with an option to buy in the summer, allowing the club to evaluate his performance before making a decision. definitive.

Robert Renan joins the list of Brazilian talents that Real Madrid has been closely following, following its strategy of acquiring promising young players from selling clubs before their prices skyrocket, as pointed out by the newspaper AS. This strategy has previously borne fruit with players like Valverde, Lunin and Camavinga. The loan with purchase option formula has also been applied in the case of Brazilian full-back Vinicius Tobias, currently on loan from Shakhtar.

The problem with Renan's signing

However, there is a non-football related challenge that could complicate Renan's possible arrival at Real Madrid. Sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States on football clubs linked to the Russian government could hinder the process, as these sanctions limit financial transactions with Russian clubs.