Real Madrid have emerged as the leading candidate to strengthen their defense.

According to Foot Mercato, the Madrid club has reached an agreement with the central manager of Bayern Dayot Upamekano, whose contract will end at the end of this season.

A 27-year-old Frenchman who could go to Real Madrid as a free agent, becoming a priority after another French international - Liverpool defender Ibrahim Konate - was previously added to the list for strengthening.. However, this is also the main goal of the Madrid team, so the interest of Konate is preserved, but it is no longer in the first place.

According to Gerelo, Konate, while actively pursuing a move to Madrid, still has a proposal to extend the contract with Liverpool and interest on the side of PSG. Real Madrid is currently considering options for the upcoming replacement of David Alabi and Antonio Rudiger, whose contracts will end in 2026.

The company also considers a proposal to extend the contract with Bayern, but so far the parties have not reached agreement. The real thing is to study with a new optimal settlement - a well-established, but not a century-old reserve, well known from the low French graves in the warehouse of Madrid, looming with him in the future home ownership.

Apparently, previously the sporting director of Bavaria Max Eberl stated that the Munich club would not save Dayo Upamecano in its warehouse.