Real Madrid signs young left back Álvaro Carreras from Benfica on a 6-year deal
Benfica's Alvaro Carreras drinks water during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Auckland City in Orlando, Fla., Friday, June 20, 2025. Credit: AP/John Raoux
MADRID — Real Madrid reached a deal to sign Álvaro Carreras from Benfica on Monday, bringing back the young left back who came through the Spanish club's youth squads.
Madrid said the 22-year-old Carreras is arriving on a six-year contract. Financial details of the transfer were not immediately released.
Carreras played in Madrid's youth academy from 2017-20. The Spaniard joined Benfica from Manchester United after being named the English club’s best under-23 player of the 2021-22 season. He won this year’s Portuguese League Cup with Benfica.
Carreras will be officially introduced by Madrid on Tuesday.
Madrid was eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinals of the Club World Cup. Madrid had a disappointing season by its standards, finishing runner-up to rival Barcelona in La Liga and being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League despite having signed France star Kylian Mbappé last summer.
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