EXCLUSIVE: REAL MADRID'S CLEVER CARRERAS PLAN – TRICK MAN UTD INTO BUY-BACK, THEN SNATCH €60M BENFICA DEFENDER FOR JUST €30M
Spanish Giants Aim to Trigger Carreras Buy-Back, Then Secure Antonio Silva for €30m
Real Madrid have devised a shrewd transfer strategy to sign Benfica’s €60m-rated defender Antonio Silva at a discounted price – by first convincing Manchester United to activate Álvaro Carreras’ buy-back clause.
Here’s how the ingenious plan works:
The Two-Step Transfer Masterplan
Step 1: Push Man Utd to Trigger Carreras Buy-Back
🔹 Carreras (on loan at Granada) has a €10m buy-back clause in his United contract
🔹 Real Madrid will encourage United to re-sign him (via third-party influence)
🔹 United would then sell Carreras to Madrid for a small profit
Step 2: Use Benfica’s Financial Need to Land Silva
💰 Benfica owe Madrid €30m from past deals (Enzo Fernández sell-on, etc.)
🔄 Madrid would offer €30m + Carreras for Silva (€60m value)
✅ Benfica get cash + replacement defender
Why This Benefits Real Madrid
✔ Sign Silva for €30m instead of €60m
✔ Carreras becomes backup to Mendy/Gutiérrez
✔ Avoid FFP scrutiny with creative accounting
Man Utd’s Role
🔴 Would make €2-3m profit on Carreras resale
⚠️ Risk: Helps Madrid land a world-class CB
What’s Next?
Madrid intermediaries already working on deal
Benfica’s financial pressure could force agreement
Silva prefers Madrid over Premier League
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