Real Madrid transfer news: Denzel Dumfries 'contact made' as lower release clause revealed

Real Madrid are reportedly considering whether to activate the merchandise clause of Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries.

The La Liga giants are presently waiting to name Jose Mourinho arsenic their caller manager aft the nine elections connected June 7.

Nevertheless, it is already known that Los Blancos volition effort to motion a caller right-back this summertime due to the exit of Dani Carvajal.

As it stands, it is unclear whether nonstop contention for Trent Alexander-Arnold volition beryllium sought, oregon a younger alternate with the semipermanent aboriginal successful mind.

According to transfer adept Fabrizio Romano, Dumfries is connected their shortlist should the erstwhile beryllium targeted.

What is Dumfries merchandise clause?

Romano alleges that Dumfries possesses a merchandise clause worthy "slightly less" than €25m (£21.61m) up of the summertime transportation window.

Real Madrid are said to person already made interaction with Dumfries's representatives, a effect of talks not being required with Inter.

The Serie A champions are seemingly of the sentiment that they volition lone merchantability the Netherlands planetary if his merchandise clause is activated.

Dumfries is approaching legendary presumption astatine San Siro with 27 goals and 28 assists having travel from 207 appearances successful each competitions.

During his five-year stint, helium has won 2 Serie A titles, 3 Coppa Italias and helped Inter to 2 Champions League finals, which they mislaid to Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain respectively.

He has 2 years near connected his contract. At the property of 30, determination is the anticipation of being unfastened to a caller situation if his merchandise clause is met.

Dumfries the perfect signing for Real Madrid?

Although Dumfries has mostly played arsenic a close wing-back astatine Inter, helium would slot successful seamlessly arsenic a right-back nether Mourinho.

Not lone would the 71-cap Netherlands planetary bring acquisition and a greater attacking menace than Carvajal, Mourinho would person the enactment of deploying Alexander-Arnold arsenic a cardinal midfielder arsenic and erstwhile required.

The last determination whitethorn travel down to whether Real chiefs are prepared to wage implicit £21m connected a right-back implicit the property of 30.