With Dani Carvajal suffering from repeated injuries, many Real Madrid fans dream of having another world-class right-back in the team.
That player could have been Ashraf Hakimi, but Los Blancos chose to sell him to Inter for just €40m in 2020, despite his two excellent seasons on loan at Borussia Dortmund.
Let’s talk about the reasons for leaving for such a modest fee.
Its sale helped cut losses amid the Covid-19 pandemic
According to Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid liked the idea of getting 40 million euros in one payment.
At that time there were still many right-backs
5 players could play there at that moment. Dani Carvajal has always been number one, regardless of Hakim’s future, but so have Lucas Vazquez, Alvaro Odriozola, Nacho and Eder Militao.
There have been reports of a conflict between him and Zidane
It is said that Hakimi was unhappy with the lack of attention from the club when he returned, even from Zinedine Zidane, who according to some sources “was like a father to him”.
At the time, Hakimi reportedly wanted to speak to Zidane privately about his future, but never heard back from the coach.
Zidane is the reason why Hakimi moved to Inter. He has to explain why Hakimi moved there,” the player’s agent Martin Camano said in an interview with Al Mountakhab that summer.
