La Liga giants Real Madrid have early this week announced a fresh addition to the club’s defensive ranks.The player to have put pen to paper on terms with Los Blancos? Álvaro Carreras.The name of

MADRID — Real Madrid reached a deal to sign Álvaro Carreras from Benfica on Monday, bringing back the young left back who came through the Spanish club's youth squads. Madrid said the 22-year-old Carreras is arriving on a six-year contract. Financial details of the transfer were not immediately released.

Carreras has taken a winding route via Manchester United, the Championship and Benfica to get back to the Spanish capital