{"id":714,"date":"2025-02-20T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=714"},"modified":"2025-02-20T21:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:58:11","slug":"real-madrid-eye-premier-league-trio-in-defensive-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/real-madrid-eye-premier-league-trio-in-defensive-overhaul\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid eye Premier League trio in defensive overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-40.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-40-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-40-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real Madrid have identified a trio of Premier League defenders as potential summer signings, with Everton&#8217;s Jarrad Branthwaite emerging as the primary target in their bid to rejuvenate their ageing backline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real Madrid are preparing for a defensive revamp this summer and the Spanish giants have compiled a list of three Premier League central defensive targets. Everton&#8217;s Jarrad Branthwaite tops the list, followed by Liverpool&#8217;s Ibrahima Konate and Bournemouth&#8217;s Dean Huijsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With current key players Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba and Eder Militao showing signs of wear and tear, Real Madrid are looking to revamp their defence. Everton value Branthwaite at around \u00a375m, and his strong performances this season have caught the eye of Madrid among other clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea have also expressed an interest in the 22-year-old England Under-21 international, whose contract expires in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given Liverpool&#8217;s likely opposition to parting with the French defender, Real Madrid&#8217;s pursuit of Konate may prove difficult. Huijsen, who has a \u00a350million break clause at Bournemouth, may be a more affordable option for Los Blancos although they will have to fight with Manchester City and Newcastle who are pushing hard for the young defender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid have identified a trio of Premier League de [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":716,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}