Manchester City are reportedly looking to make a move for Real Madrid defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Albiol, as they look to capitalize on the defenders uncertain future at the Spanish club.
Raul Albiol has started to fall down the pecking order at Real Madrid, ever since Jose Mourinho stepped in as the team’s manager in 2010.
The Portuguese manager went on to sign http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Carvalho-c30973 after his arrival at the club and since then, Albiol has spent more time on the sidelines then he would have hoped for.
The twenty six year old has been used in domestic cup games, while he has only made five appearances in the La Liga this term.
As it stands, the defender is looking to move out of the Spanish club, in hopes of securing first team football which might also end up saving his international career.
Manchester City have been on the lookout for some world class defenders to come into the squad, in order to for the team to be able to have someone to rotate between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joleon-Lescott-c18941.
The team currently has http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stefan-Savic-c34022, but the young defender has had his fair share of mishaps and still needs a lot more time to develop into a world class talent.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kolo-c21278 Toure is being linked with a move out of City at the end of the season and with the player currently away for the cup of nations, the Manchester based team feel that it would be better for them to sign another defender instead.
City have often looked to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Micah-Richards-c25259 to fill in, in the heart of their defence, but this has only caused the team to compromise their right back position.
With Albiol now looking to move away, City are looking to pounce on the opportunity to land the player.
The centre back seems to fulfil all the requirements that the team are looking for and feel that he is an ideal player to come into the Etihad.
At the same time, City are hoping that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601 can persuade his international team mate to make the move to City, as opposed to another club at the end of the current season.
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