REAL MADRID have reportedly drawn up a list of summer targets to help them chase a fourth successive Champions League title.
Marca report that Real have identified key positions that they need to strengthen – with their defence a priority.
A marquee attacking signing is still a possibility and former Barca star Neymar remains in Real’s sights, with the £198million Brazilian seemingly agitating for a move away from Paris Saint-Germain.
While they are considering bring back Lyon striker Mariano, after the Dominican Republic striker’s 18-goal season in Ligue 1, Neymar, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and Juventus’ Paulo Dybala are said the three players identified to strengthen their attack.
Gareth Bale’s future is uncertain and could command a £200m fee that would allow Real to fund a deal for one of the trio.
Barcelona cruised home to win La Liga, with Real’s defensive record – inferior by 15 goals – contributing to the results that left them trailing Ernesto Valverde’s side by 17 points.
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And Marca say that Los Blancos want a new goalkeeper, with Roma’s Alisson a more likely target than Premier League stoppers David De Gea and Thibaut Courtois.
Alvaro Odriozola, 22, is a right-back that Real are keen to sign.
And he is available if the club are prepared to pay his £35m (40m euro) release clause.
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Uruguayan international Jose Gimenez is Real’s preferred choice at centre-back.
With no chance of rivals Atletico Madrid wanting to sell him on the cheap, Real would have to find £56m (65m euros) to nab him.
The 13-time European champions would have to stump up similar money for Inter Milan’s Milan Skriniar and AC Milan’s Alessio Romagnoli, who they are also tracking.
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