Carreras is now a footballer for Real Madrid. The white club has just announced his signing, thus putting an end to one of the summer's soap operas in the transfer market.The 22-year-old

Real Madrid have made their fourth signing, with Benfica left-back Álvaro Carreras heading to the Santiago Bernabeu. The deal has been scheduled to take place for some time, but negotiations haven't been smooth,

But listen to the way Xabi Alonso spoke about Alex Grimaldo throughout Bayer Leverkusen’s invincible title-winning season — when he provided 10 goals and 13 assists in the Bundesliga from his high-flying wing-back role — and it would be fair to assume that the Spaniard was top of the class.

Real Madrid have secured their third defensive signing of the summer transfer window as Alvaro Carreras arrives.Benfica have relented in their battle to keep the Spanish left-back after including him