{"id":2447,"date":"2026-04-12T07:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2447\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T07:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:56:12","slug":"struggling-real-madrid-defender-attracts-interest-from-merseyside-club-and-two-other-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2447\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling Real Madrid defender attracts interest from Merseyside club and two other teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raul Asencio has been a curious case at Real Madrid this season. Once touted as the next big thing to come out of La Fabrica, the youngster has fallen out of favour this season.<\/p>\n

Despite all his commitment and versatility, Asencio has fallen behind the likes of Dean Huijsen, Antonio Rudiger and now Eder Militao in the pecking order.<\/p>\n

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It appears unlikely that Asencio will win back the confidence of Real Madrid anytime soon, either, which has led to speculations about his future.<\/p>\n

Recent reports have indicated that Real Madrid are ready to sell the young defender, having set up a \u20ac50 million price tag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Three clubs interested in Asencio<\/p>\n

According to Fichajes<\/a>, Asencio has no shortage of suitors either, with three clubs currently vying for the struggling Real Madrid defender.<\/p>\n

Leading the chase from the Premier League is Everton. The Merseyside club is keen on bringing the Spaniard to England to provide technical quality and reliable depth to their backline.<\/p>\n

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Raul Asencio has fallen out of favour at Real Madrid. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Alongside the Toffees, Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray and Serie A giants Napoli have also made inquiries, viewing the Spaniard as a high-potential project capable of thriving outside the high-pressure environment of the Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid\u2019s willingness to sanction a sale marks a significant shift in their handling of academy graduates.<\/p>\n

While a loan was initially the preferred route, the substantial \u20ac50 million valuation suggests the club are open to a definitive parting of ways if their financial demands are met.<\/p>\n

With Dean Huijsen\u2019s rapid rise and Militao\u2019s return to fitness \u2013 he is expected to start against Bayern Munich<\/a> in the next game \u2013 the path to the first team is effectively blocked.<\/p>\n

For Asencio, therefore, a move this summer offers a vital opportunity to reignite a career that has recently stalled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Raul Asencio has been a curious case at Real Madrid this season. Once touted as the next big…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1884,1881,266,1882,1880,1885,82,1886,1883,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-2447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-madrid","8":"tag-antonio-rudiger","9":"tag-asencio","10":"tag-bayern-munich","11":"tag-dean-huijsen","12":"tag-eder-militao","13":"tag-everton","14":"tag-madrid","15":"tag-napoli","16":"tag-raul-asencio","17":"tag-real-madrid"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}