Grimaldo on Real Madrid and Atlético links: “I’m not saying no to anything”

The talented wingback has received some online criticism from Leverkusen fans for his open exchanges regarding his future career and potential transfers.

Alejandro Grimaldo has kept his options open on whether he could imagine a move to Real Madrid or Atlético despite his Barça past.

“I’m not saying no to anything, they are all great teams, I don’t hate any of them,” the 29-year-old said in an interview with Mundo Deportivo.

“I’m not going to say that Madrid [or Atlético] is a shit team, they are both great teams and that’s it.

“But I’ve already said that I’ve been at Barça’s youth academy my whole life and I have a lot of affection for them,” he added.

Grimaldo also played down his estimated price of €40million market value attributed to him by Transfermarkt, stating it isn’t necessarily accurate.

“People always look at market value, but market value isn’t real. I was a free agent there, so there are always ways around it,” he explained.

With a massive exodus of star names from Bayer Leverkusen, it remains to be seen if the Spaniard will remain at the BayArena.