Real Madrid have identified Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimares and Monaco’s Aurelien Tchouameni as potential replacements for their defensive midfielder Casemiro in the near future, according to UOL.
Casemiro has been a significant component of Real Madrid’s team since making his debut in 2016 under Zinedine Zidane.
The Brazilian, together with Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, has helped Real Madrid become a force to be reckoned with in both Spain and Europe.
Among other things, the 30-year-old has helped Los Blancos win three La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies.
But according to the aforementioned report, Real Madrid don’t consider him to be indispensable anymore and want to revamp their squad in the summer and midfield is one of their main areas of focus.
With Modric, 36, and Kroos, 32, both on the wrong side of 30, Casemiro, 30, is the only player who can generate revenue for Real Madrid.
They will look to invest that money to bring in younger players to future-proof their midfield.
And Tchouameni, who has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in France, is a candidate to replace Casemiro.
Guimarães, meanwhile, is also supposedly a person of interest.