Real Madrid are always in the market for top young players and prospects who can blossom into the next big thing in world football, and they’ve signed two of the three best phenoms in the world in each of the past two transfer windows, Arda Guler and Endrick.
Obviously Juni Calafat and Florentino Perez aren’t stopping there. River Plate attacking midfielder Franco Mastantuono appears to be the candidate at the top of Madrid’s list in an attacking sense.
However, after missing out on Leny Yoro, who decided to move to Manchester United to appease Lille instead of waiting for Real Madrid (the threat to bench him for the 2024/25 season was clearly an empty one), Los Blancos are still on the lookout for a special defensive prospect to develop behind Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger.
According to a report from The Athletic, Real Madrid are among the elite clubs in European football interested in Palmeiras center back standout Vitor Reis, who is just 18 years old.
Reis recently extended his contract through the 2027/28 season and has a release clause of 100 million euros, making him even more expensive than recent top attacking prospects to leave Palmeiras for Europe’s elite – Endrick (Real Madrid) and Estevao Willian (Chelsea).
That says a lot about how important Vitor Reis is to Palmeiras and how highly he is valued on the transfer market. Real Madrid don’t spend 100 million euros on players unless they are sure-fire stars like Jude Bellingham, but they are willing to pay premium for special prospects, such as Endrick, Rodrygo Goes, and Vinicius Junior from Br azil in the past.
Real Madrid will continue to work on Vitor, and Calafat’s ability to develop a great relationship with players often allows Real to sign them for less. But that’s only if, unlike Yoro, the player waits for Madrid.