Real Madrid needs to bring another striker in alongside Karim Benzema says Alvaro Negredo, with it suggested that Borussia Dortmund star, Erling Haaland could be the \u201cperfect fit\u201d.
\nThe Blancos are already being linked with the Norwegian teenager a matter of weeks into his spell with the Bundesliga giants.
\nHaaland has hit the ground running in Germany, with record-breaking exploits in front of goal seeing him build on the foundations he laid at Red Bull Salzburg.
\nFormer Real striker Negredo admits the 19-year-old may be the next \u2018Galactico\u2019 at Santiago Bernabeu, telling Tidesport source \u201cI\u2019m surprised. He\u2019s a player I\u2019ve seen a lot and he\u2019s spectacular. He can strike with both feet and he\u2019s taking advantage of every chance. He\u2019ll keep growing.\u201d
\nPressed on whether Haaland is what Madrid are missing, Negredo added: \u201cHe could be. He\u2019d be a perfect fit and he could adapt well with Benzema.\u201d
\nZinedine Zidane is considered to need another frontman in his squad as the likes of Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale continue to struggle for form and fitness.
\n\u201cHe has a great defence and one of the best midfields in the world but I think the attack is costing them the most,\u201d said Negredo.
\n\u201cNot Karim Benzema, Hazard isn\u2019t performing at his expected level because of injury, nor is Bale. They don\u2019t have a lot of goals.
\n\u201cBecause of Benzema\u2019s way of playing, they need someone else. He needs another forward by his side.
\n\u201cI like him even when he\u2019s not scoring, and I\u2019d put someone closer to him to take advantage of things. He moves into the wings a lot and he needs someone else to arrive.
\n\u201cMore is expected from Isco, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Fede Valverde… then there\u2019s Bale and Hazard. I hope he gets back to his best because Madrid needs him and I love him.\u201d
\nBenzema has netted 18 times in the current campaign, having found the target on 30 occasions last season.
\nReal thought they had landed a suitable alternative when winning the race for Luka Jovic in the summer of 2019, but the Serbian has struggled to make his mark and has just two efforts to his name.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard because he\u2019s not getting the same minutes that he had in Germany,\u201d Negredo said of a striker who plundered 27 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2018-19.
\n\u201cHe came from playing all the time to only playing a few minutes. Minutes and confidence are the most important things for a striker, and five or 10 minutes here and there aren\u2019t enough.\u201d
\nReal will be hoping to find attacking inspiration from somewhere tonightwhen they take in the first leg of a heavyweight Champions League last-16 encounter with Manchester City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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