REAL MADRID could see an English backbone successful their starting XI adjacent season.
Los Blancos are reportedly tracking some Trent Alexander-Arnold and Adam Wharton.



Three Lions prima Jude Bellingham has already established himself arsenic a regular astatine the Bernabeu.
The erstwhile Birmingham youngster made the power to Spain from Dortmund for £115million successful July 2023.
He has since gone connected to go an England standout, helping Gareth Southgate’s men reach the Euros final past season.
Bellingham could beryllium joined successful the Spanish superior by 2 acquainted faces implicit the summer.
Good pal Alexander-Arnold, 26, was the subject of involvement from Madrid successful the January transportation window.
He is out of contract successful the summer, with Carlo Ancelotti keen connected a determination for the full-back.
Liverpool already person a ready-made replacement successful Conor Bradley, with the youngster set for a mega 650 per cent wage rise astatine Anfield.
Crystal Palace midfielder Wharton is besides being “closely monitored” by Madrid scouts.
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The 21-year-old precocious returned to enactment aft 3 months retired pursuing groin surgery.
He has impressed since moving to Selhurst Park from Blackburn for £22m successful January 2024.
Madrid main scout Juni Calafat is besides said to beryllium a large instrumentality of the midfielder.
Wharton is expected to beryllium named in Thomas Tuchel‘s archetypal England squad aboriginal this month, alongside Bellingham.
Madrid veterans Luka Modric and Lucas Vazquez are some retired of declaration astatine the Bernabeu successful the summer.
Central midfielder Wharton and full-back Alexander-Arnold would acceptable the measure successful replacing those departing stars.
But a Three Lions reunion successful Madrid would not travel cheap.
Southgate vs Tuchel records compared

THOMAS TUCHEL
Augsburg II 2007-2008
P34 W 20 D8 L6 Win percentage: 58.82%
Mainz 05 2009-2014
P184 W72 D46 L66 Win percentage: 39.13%
Borussia Dortmund 2015-2017
P107 W67 D23 L17 Win percentage: 62.62%
Honours: DFB Pokal
Paris Saint Germain 2018-2020
P127 W95 D13 L16 Win percentage: 74.8%
Honours: Ligue 1 X2, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophee des Champions x2
Chelsea 2021-2022
P100 W60 D24 L16 Win percentage: 60%
Honours: Champions League, Super Cup, Club World Cup
Bayern Munich 2023-2024
P61 W37 D8 L16 Win percentage: 60.66%
Honours: Bundesliga
GARETH SOUTHGATE
Middlesbrough 2006-2009
P151 W54 D43 Win percentage: 35.76%
England U21 2013-2016
P37 W27 D5 L5 Win percentage: 72.97%
Honours: Toulon tournament
England 2016-2024
P102 W61 D24 L17 Win percentage: 59.8%
Honours: Euros runners up, 2020, 2024
Wharton is besides being tracked by Manchester United and Liverpool.
He would outgo successful the portion of £70m, per ESPN.
Should the brace extremity up successful Spain, Madrid’s imaginable XI adjacent play could diagnostic a beardown backbone of English players.
In our predicted line-up, ex-Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois starts betwixt the sticks.
Alexander-Arnold slots successful astatine close back, alongside chap defenders Raul Asencio, Aurelien Tchouameni and Ferland Mendy.
In midfield, Wharton could spouse Bellingham and Brahim Diaz.
While upfront, the feared trio of Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo would spearhead the attack.