Benfica have lowered their asking price for Anatoliy Trubin to €20 million, down from a previously reported €40 million valuation. Real Madrid have started discussing him as a potential option, although they have not yet submitted a formal offer. Tottenham and Aston Villa are already linked, which turns this into a crowded goalkeeper chase rather than a simple Madrid lead.

Benfica’s price drop

The clearest shift is financial. A Bola reported that Benfica are prepared to listen to offers starting at €20 million, a sharp cut from the earlier €40 million figure. That changes the shape of the market immediately, because a goalkeeper who had looked expensive is now available at a level far more clubs can test.

Real Madrid’s interest arrives at the right moment for them. The club have begun discussing Trubin as a possible long-term option, but there is still no formal bid on the table. In other words, Madrid are in the race, not yet at the front of it.

Why Trubin fits the market

There is enough on the performance side to explain why clubs are circling. Trubin made 32 league appearances for Benfica last season, kept 13 clean sheets, posted a 75% save percentage and saved 50% of the penalties he faced in the league.

Those numbers point to a goalkeeper already operating as a first-choice starter, not a project. At 24, he is also young enough to fit a club planning ahead for the position, which is part of why his name keeps surfacing around major buyers.

Madrid’s move also sits against a wider need to think long term about the position and, specifically, about Thibaut Courtois's eventual successor. The source material does not say anything about Courtois leaving, only that Real are planning for the future. On the evidence available, Trubin looks like a credible option in a market that has suddenly become more open.

The next step is simple enough: whether Madrid turn their internal discussions into a bid. For now, Benfica have made the price more manageable, and that has put Trubin firmly back in play before the summer market moves on.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →