Spanish giants Real Madrid are reportedly looking to sign Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Rui Patricio as a potential replacement for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815.
Los Blancos boast one the finest array of attacking talent in the history of the game, with the likes of Mesut Ozil, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 all being undoubted stars of Europe.
However not only does the Bernabeu have a fearsome front-line but their defence is also amongst the best in the world.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 form an integral part of Jose Mourinho’s team and behind that the quartet plays arguably the sensational goalkeeper in Europe.
Iker Casillas, the Real Madrid custodian, has won everything there is to win in football. From the World-Cup to the UEFA Champions League he has done it all and has not shown any signs of slowing down or having a slip-up in form.
The Spanish skipper is ever reliable and has often frustrated opponents with his cat-like reflexes and composed passing. While he is indispensible to the capital club, he isn’t getting any younger.
Goalkeepers can easily retain their best form during the latter stages of the career and can often play till their forties. However Madrid are keen to find a replacement if the La Roja International shows signs of decline and have turned their attention
to Sporting Lisbon’s Rui Patricio.
The Lions’ glove man has experience in bundles now and is also a regular with the Navigators on the International front.
His young age of 24 means that he could possibly have almost a fifteen year career ahead of him and as goalkeepers tend to get better with age, there is no stopping the potential of the Marrazes native.
While Jose Mourinho will be keen to bring to the rigours of the Spanish league, Sporting are likely to put up a fight to keep their keeper at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
One thing that can coerce the Lisbon giants into selling is money and luckily for the Whites, they have it in bucket loads.
Fiorentino Perez has a notorious history of splashing the cash and with the squad actually in need of a top goalkeeper as Casillas’ replacement, expect the official to sanction any amount to bring Patricio to Madrid.
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