Real Madrid tracking Villarreal's Renato Veiga as Asensio replacement plan emerges

Real Madrid is planning for a busy summer at the back - not just with new signings, but also by moving on some players already in the squad. The club is ready to listen to offers for Spanish center back Raúl Asensio, and has started looking at possible replacements. One name on the radar is Villarreal's Portuguese defender Renato Veiga. Villarreal paid Chelsea €24.5 million for the 23-year-old last summer, and he quickly became a key part of the team. However, the Yellow Submarine is also bound to pass on 40% of any future Veiga fee to Chelsea, which naturally pushes the asking price up whenever a sale is discussed. After a season that brought one goal in 42 appearances, Veiga is now valued at €70 million.