Real Madrid plans to focus on Spain in its recruitment plan: 3 players on the short list revealed

Real Madrid has decided that it needs to return to its roots in the coming seasons. After the departures of Joselu Mato and Nacho Fernández, Fran García, Jesús Vallejo, Lucas Vázquez and Dani Ceballos are a decreasing population factor in their squad.

Los Blancos have set out to make their team more Spanish again in the coming seasons, something that benefits them not only in terms of UEFA registration rules, but also marketing in the country. Cadena SER says it wants a core of Spanish players, and even more so in the national team.

Three names that are on their short list have also been revealed. Girona left-back Miguel Gutiérrez is one of them, Athletic Club’s Nico Williams is another and Manchester City’s Rodri Hernández is another.

However, both Williams and Rodri present major obstacles. The former prefers to come out on the left, a position that is also currently the favorite of Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes and Kylian Mbappé. Similarly, with Rodri, Manchester City has a contract until 2027 and are doing everything they can to sign him to a new contract.

Gutiérrez would be a much simpler case, as Los Blancos would retain a €9 million buy-back clause this summer. But also in him, recovering the Castilla product would mean the departure of García, or trusting one of them as a first option, something that currently seems unlikely.