Eagle of France creates another star! Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United compete for 22-year-old Brown, priced at 70 million euros.

There are many survival strategies for clubs in the big five leagues; while some may not challenge for championships, they act as true "talent factories," regularly developing stars to sell and generate significant income. Frankfurt in the Bundesliga represents this model.

According to the latest report from journalist Florian Plettenberg, Frankfurt's 22-year-old German left-back and newly capped internationalNathaniel Brownhas been included in Real Madrid's transfer targets for next summer's window.

It is reported that during Frankfurt's 0-3 home defeat to Atalanta in the Champions League, Real Madrid scouts were present to assess N. Brown. Besides Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United have also shown strong interest in N. Brown. The three giants of the top five leagues will compete for him. Frankfurt's management is aware they cannot keep N. Brown, who is likely to leave after this season in next summer's transfer window. Frankfurt's sports director Markus Krösche has valued N. Brown between 60 and 70 million euros.

N. Brown came through Nuremberg's youth academy and joined Frankfurt in January 2024 for a transfer fee of 3 million euros, then was loaned back to Nuremberg. He officially joined Frankfurt for the 2024-25 season and has since made 51 appearances across all competitions, scoring 4 goals and providing 10 assists.

Now 22 years old, N. Brown stands 1.80 meters tall, is left-footed, primarily plays as a left-back, and can also operate as a left midfielder. Transfermarkt values him at 30 million euros, and his current contract runs until 2030. This season, he has played 18 games for Frankfurt in all competitions, starting 15 times, totaling 1,436 minutes, with 1 goal and 3 assists.