Given the amount of injuries suffered by Real Madrid players in recent weeks and months, there has been much speculation regarding the club entering the January transfer window in search of replacements.
Recent speculations have focused on the potential of Los Blancos acquiring a new attacker, since Vinicius Jr. is out until February 2024, leaving Carlo Ancelotti with just Rodrygo and Joselu as senior, natural attacking alternatives.
It had fueled talk that Real Madrid was considering a January transfer for Argentine striker Mauro Icardi from Galatasaray.
The former Inter Milan and PSG striker has been in fine form with the Turkish club this season, scoring 15 goals in all competitions.
According to Romano, there is nothing to the Madrid-Icardi conversations.
However, the ever-reliable Fabrizio Romano has moved to put an end to any speculation of Mauro Icardi joining Real Madrid during the winter transfer window.
Despite the squad’s recent injuries, Real Madrid have no plans to add Icardi or any other player in January, according to an Italian transfer expert.
As a result, there has been no interaction between Real Madrid, Icardi, and Galatasaray, and the Merengues have no intentions to alter that.
The Spanish capital giants have maintained that they do not aim to recruit any players in January and will not modify their position until there are additional injuries.
Seeking in-house solutions
With no intention of adding to the team in January, Real Madrid will have to rely on their academy and reserve levels to fill the void left by the injured players.
In the offensive area, it looks that Castilla striker Gonzalo Garcia is likely to earn a first-team push in the next matches, after making a great impact at the youth levels over the last year and a half.