Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou is Actual Madrid’s No. 1 option to fill the void created by Thibaut Courtois’ harm however the membership are nonetheless in search of different options because of the excessive worth it could price to signal the Morocco worldwide, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Rodrigo Faez.
Madrid have additionally sounded out David De Gea and Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa however sources instructed ESPN that Bounou is seen as one of the best match for supervisor Carlo Ancelotti.
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Courtois suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in coaching and can endure surgical procedure within the coming days, Madrid introduced on Thursday. Sources have instructed ESPN that Courtois shall be out for six to seven months
Bounou joined Sevilla from Girona in 2019 and has develop into top-of-the-line goalkeepers in LaLiga. The 32-year-old additionally helped the Andalusian membership to win the Europa League twice and was key to Morocco’s run to the semifinals of the World Cup in Qatar final yr.
The issue for Madrid is that Sevilla are effectively conscious of their goalkeeper’s lofty repute and won’t make his departure straightforward. Bayern Munich tried unsuccessfully to signal him throughout the present switch window after being knowledgeable of Sevilla’s asking worth.
Sources instructed ESPN that Sevilla’s president, Jose Castro, is already speaking with Madrid counterpart Florentino Perez and has requested for greater than €30 million to start out negotiating.
Madrid, in line with the sources, will attempt to decrease Sevilla’s calls for however produce other options, together with De Gea and Kepa, in case a transfer for Bounou doesn’t come to fruition.
De Gea, who was very near signing for Madrid in 2015, is a free agent after his contract with Manchester United expired this summer season however is not a unanimous alternative on the Santiago Bernabeu.
Sources added that Kepa, who has been tracked by Madrid up to now, can also be on their radar however within the occasion that they determine to maneuver for the Chelsea goalkeeper they might attempt to make it a mortgage deal.
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