An insight into the transfer plans of La Liga giants Real Madrid for the remainder of the summer has this weekend been provided.The info comes courtesy of Marca, and confirms that, despite having

Real Madrid have been desperate to sign Álvaro Carreras from Benfica this summer and a transfer agreement has now been reached, Los Blancos were eager to add the left back to their roster before the FIFA Club World Cup but were unable to finalize a deal in time.

The left-back originally represented Madrid's academy before joining Manchester United as a youth-team player.