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Real Madrid made contact with €35m Barcelona target

Real Madrid have made contact with Brazilian left-back Wendell, as the club looking to find a long term replacement of Marcelo.

The 22-year-old is a highly talented defender who plays for Bayer Leverkusen. The German club paid only 6m when they signed him from Gremio, but his stock has risen due to his progressive improvement along with great consistency.

Leverkusen rejected an initial offer of €20m from PSG in the winter transfer window, but the German giants are willing to a business for around €35m.

According to reports from Spanish newspaper AS, Real Madrid have contacted the player, and have shown a concrete interest in signing him.