"Real"'s scouting department is closely monitoring 18-year-old Ukrainian forward Artem Stepanov. This was reported by Defensa Central, according to Sport24.az.
According to the source, Juni Calafat, the chief scout of the "Royal Club", compares the Ukrainian to Erling Haaland.
Stepanov's contract with Bayer expires in June 2027. The football player will spend this season on loan at Nuremberg.
The source reports that if Stepanov has a successful season, "Real" will take steps to transfer the Ukrainian in the summer of 2026.
It should be noted that last season Stepanov scored 22 goals in 17 matches in the German championship as part of Bayer's U-19 team. This season, he has not yet distinguished himself in 3 matches for Nuremberg in the Second Bundesliga. The striker is a graduate of Shakhtar.