According to the Spanish media "Marca", Grimaldo and Teo were both recommended to Real Madrid this summer.

One of Real Madrid's plans for this summer's transfer window is to sign a left-back, but A Fee is not the only candidate. "Marca" said that Leverkusen's Grimaldo and Teo, who was still in Milan at the time, were recommended to Real Madrid. But Real Madrid executives told the agent team of the two players that they only considered signing A fees, and the result also proved that the deal was worth the money.