Real Madrid set to face Barcelona competition for €50 million-rated La Liga defender – report

Real Madrid set to face Barcelona competition for €50 million-rated La Liga defender – report

Real Madrid are scouring the market for a new centre-back heading into the summer transfer window.

While established names like Nico Schlotterbeck and Ibrahima Konate have been linked as the main targets, Los Blancos are also looking at young players with potential.

One such player on the Real Madrid sporting department’s radar happens to be Real Sociedad starlet Jon Martin.

Just 20 years old, the Spanish defender broke into the La Real senior setup last season and has already made 45 first-team appearances, 27 of which have come in the ongoing campaign.

Seen as a young player with great potential, Real Madrid are keen on Martin and could consider making a move for him.

Barcelona enter the fray

However, according to SPORT, Real Madrid’s arch-rivals FC Barcelona have also entered the race to sign Martin.

Indeed, the sporting director of Barcelona, Deco, held an informal meeting yesterday with Inaki Ibanez, the agent of the Real Sociedad centre-back to assess his situation, although the Catalans’ priority remains Alessandro Bastoni.