Three left-backs who could replace Marcelo at Real Madrid

3. Angeliño

Angeliño is another player who is performing really well in the Bundesliga, but he is owned by Manchester City. The 23-year-old is a product of Deportivo de La Coruña’s youth academy and was linked with a move to Real Madrid and Barcelona before he joined Manchester City in 2014.

After making only three first-team appearances for the English giants over four years, Angeliño joined PSV Eindhoven, where he enjoyed his breakthrough campaign. That prompted Manchester City to trigger their buy-back clause and sign him back just a year later.

But after failing to make an impression, he was sent out on loan to RB Leipzig in January. His performances in Germany have seen him earn rave reviews.  There was even talk of Leipzig buying him permanently before the coronavirus pandemic struck. Kicker believes that Die Roten will not be able to afford him anymore.

Leipzig’s purchase option is said to be in the region of 30 million euros. So the Spaniard would represent a much cheaper option for Real Madrid compared to Alaba and Guerreiro.

Angeliño has largely been used as a wing-back by Julian Nagelsmann, but he is also more than comfortable playing in a back four. He is a tenacious defender and is capable of causing problems going forward. He never stops running and works really hard for the team.

Signing Angeliño would also ensure that Ferland Mendy can continue his impressive progress. Instead, the healthy competition for places would help get the best out of both of them.