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Real Madrid have identified Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot as an option to bolster their defence this summer, according to a new report from Spain.<\/p>\n
Despite a steady decline which has taken him from Old Trafford back to Liga Portugal over the past decade, Mourinho is primed to return to the Spanish capital as Real Madrid\u2019s new manager. <\/p>\n
President Florentino Perez has personally picked the 63-year-old as the man to rescue The Whites<\/em> after a dismal season at the Santiago Bernabeu \u2013 a decision which spits in the face of logic and reason.<\/p>\n The \u2018Special One\u2019 has not coached a top club since leaving United in 2018, with spells at Tottenham Hotspur, AS Roma, and Fenerbahce leading him to his current haunt at SL Benfica. <\/p>\n The idea that an obstinate manager, with little appreciation nor understanding for the modern game, is going to provide the solution to the complicated problems unfolding in Madrid is one as fanciful as it is certain to end in tears.<\/p>\n But Perez is pushing ahead with his plan to appoint Mourinho, with the former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss already offering his thoughts on Real\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n A key position to fill is right-back as long-term stalwart Dani Carvajal is set to leave after 13 years \u2013 and 27 trophies \u2013 at the club. This leaves Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has endured a difficult debut campaign in Spain, as the only option on that flank.<\/p>\n Spanish outlet Central Defense<\/em> claims Dalot is one of five options on Real\u2019s radar, with the 26-year-old defender having been signed by Mourinho from Porto in 2018. <\/p>\n At the time, the Portuguese coach described his compatriot as the \u201cbest full-back in Europe\u201d in that age group, and stated the Braga native could be United\u2019s right-back for the next decade.<\/p>\n Eight years on, this has proven a prescient prediction, with Dalot the first-choice right-back under Michael Carrick. He is considered an important part of the dressing room, having been named part of the leadership team under previous incumbent, Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n United are understood to be happy with the Portugal international and not looking to upgrade the position this summer. However, a report relayed by The Peoples Person<\/em> claimed INEOS were open to cashing in if a \u201cpremium fee\u201d was tabled.<\/p>\n Central Defense<\/em> states the other four targets are: Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), Wesley (Roma), Vanderson (AS Monaco), and Givairo Read (Feyenoord).<\/p>\n Despite being an unpopular figure with fans at times, Dalot has consistently been a key part of United\u2019s squad under multiple coaches. He is also highly regarded by his national team manager, Roberto Martinez.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old possesses an excellent range of physical attributes: he is rarely ever injured, is an excellent figure in the dressing room, and is positionally versatile, capable of playing on both sides.<\/p>\n It would take a considerable offer for United to let him leave this summer, as a replacement would have to be sourced. However, the presence of Noussair Mazraoui would help soften this blow.<\/p>\n Featured image Michael Regan via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 13 Real Madrid have identified Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot as an option to bolster…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Dalot in the crosshairs<\/h5>\n
Final Thoughts<\/h5>\n