Real Betis planning second Real Madrid raid as forward deal sought

Real Betis planning second Real Madrid raid as forward deal sought In the last 24 hours, Real Madrid completed the sale of Fran Garcia, who left to join fellow La Liga side Real Betis in a deal worth €4m. But as it turns out, the defender may not be the only player this summer to swap the Bernabeu for La Cartuja, as Los Verdiblancos have set their sights on another member of Jose Mourinho’s squad. Betis are also after a striker, and according to El Chiringuito’s Gonzalo Tortosa , they have identified Gonzalo Garcia as a target. The 22-year-old is one of the leading candidates for the Andalusian club, as they seek to add a new number nine to Manuel Pellegrini’s squad. It must be remembered that Gonzalo scored his only senior hat-trick to date against Betis during Real Madrid’s 5-1 win in January – a match that the aforementioned Garcia also scored against his new club. Betis will face competition from the Premier League A move to Betis would allow Gonzalo to stay in Spain, which would also increase his chances of returning to Real Madrid in the future, should a buy-back clause be included in an agreement. However, the better financial offer would surely come from the Premier League, with Alvaro Arbeloa’s new club Fulham also pushing hard to sign the recently-capped Spain international . For the moment, Real Madrid have not opened the door to Gonzalo leaving. Mourinho is keen to see how the young striker performs during pre-season, meaning that a sale could be possible later in the summer, although the final call will be made by the Portuguese. In the event that Gonzalo is moved on, Real Madrid would look to sign a replacement. Mourinho has already informed club bosses that he wants a target man-style player brought in, similar to how Carlo Ancelotti had Joselu Mato during the 2023-24 season.