As the season progresses, Real Madrid has gradually found its form, recently achieving four consecutive victories and six wins with one draw in the last seven matches. Coach Ancelotti's coaching abilities are indeed strong; even with the arrival of Mbappe disrupting the team's balance and the club facing severe injury issues, Real Madrid has not fallen behind, maintaining its competitiveness and improving recently. With the winter transfer window now open, Real Madrid has also made a significant acquisition. Official announcement! Real Madrid's first signing of the winter transfer window has been completed, with the "Old Buddha" finding a gem, an 18-year-old promising center-back to support Coach Ancelotti.
On January 9th, Beijing time, La Liga's Leganes officially announced that they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid regarding the transfer of Ramini Fati. The young Fati will leave the team to join Real Madrid. Fati is a physically strong, defensively aggressive central defender with ball control skills, fitting the profile of a tough and reliable center-back, with commendable footwork and the potential to be a goal-scoring defender.
Fati has been outstanding in Leganes' youth training system. Last season, while playing for Leganes U19A, he helped the team reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey Youth Edition. This season, Fati has played over 900 minutes with Leganes' reserve team, scoring one goal in the Tercera Division. Real Madrid must have seen Fati's talent to bring him into the team. According to authoritative journalist Fabrizio Romano, Fati's transfer fee is 100,000 euros.
Although Fati is not a well-known star signed by Real Madrid, this signing is still crucial. Fati's arrival can help strengthen the youth team and be available for the first team. Real Madrid faces personnel issues at the center-back position, and Fati's joining provides the team with more options.
Last season, Real Madrid's central defenders Militao and Alaba both suffered knee injuries. Alaba has yet to return, and Militao experienced another knee ligament injury this season, with both knees now seriously injured, casting doubts on his career prospects. Currently, Real Madrid's available center-backs include Rudiger, Tchouameni, Asensio, and Vallejo. Among them, Rudiger has only missed one game this season, Tchouameni has been playing as a makeshift center-back from the defensive midfield, Asensio, who came up from the youth team, is not very reassuring, and Coach Ancelotti does not trust Vallejo.
Real Madrid needs to reinforce its center-back position. For Real Madrid, the young Fati is a promising new addition worth cultivating, and his joining will enhance the depth of Real Madrid's center-back lineup. The second half of the season has already begun, with a dense schedule for Real Madrid, and the arrival of new signings can alleviate some concerns for the team to a certain extent.