Rebuilding Madrid, One Pass at a Time - The Transfers, Rumors & Lies Thread

He'll be 32 in August and he's managed by Jorge Mendes. There is a better chance Perez brings Modric back.

 

Osimhen in, Rodrygo and Vini out.

 

No one analyzing football seriously said our players can cohesively press even during 2023-24 season. We got outplayed by RB in both legs with open style. That's why Carlo parked the bus at Man City. Now midfield has no playmaker like Kroos and Huijsen is not close to 2023-24 Nacho's level in terms of defending.

 

Rodrygo is out till March or April 2027 if he's lucky.

The guy will probably do an Alaba until his contract expires.

 

I'd sign Schlotterbeck and renew Rudiger for one season. We have enough young CBs. Experience at highest level matters against CL contenders.

Schlotterbeck alongside Hummels was impressive when Dortmund made CL final in 2024. Also has experience playing alongside Rudiger with Germany.

Let Jacobo develop for one more season in Italy.

 

For our next coach, my guess is that from the perspective of the higher ups at the club, the two guys in midfield locked in as starters for the project are probably Jude and Fede.

The emergence of Pitarch makes things very interesting. Camavinga and Arda are the ones most in danger imo, especially with Nico Paz coming back + probably another midfielder.

The midfield puzzle is getting more complicated every passing day.

Now we just need Cestero to come complicate things further... lol

 

It's not even a puzzle IMO, it's a necessity.

We need quality players. We need a quality bench. The season is so long, there is room for everyone if they are locked in.

 

Arbeloa probably knows Paz well from Juvenil A days. Paz will have an important role if Arbeloa is the coach next season.

I don't know of it's feasible to loan out Arda after keeping him at RM for 3 years. But physically midfield role has been a tough challenge for him even with midfielders like Tcho, Pitarch and Fede alongside for support. Also hasn't been brave dwelling for too long on the ball like Ceballos does.

 

I think you keep Arda. He just has to fight for that spot.

Cama on the other hand.....if him leaving is the condition for us to get a top midfielder, I'd probably let him go.

 

I’d rather keep Camavinga, he offers defensive cover for us which we need, whilst we have 5 players who can do what Arda can.

If a decision is made with everything we know right now, Arda is failing as a central midfielder, his brain isn’t ticking quickly enough to understand that we need someone with technical ability AND who gets into open positions and asks for the ball to allow us to control, like Thiago Patrich is keen to do.

The final third is where Arda is comfortable and excels, like Jude, Brahim, Mastantuono, Paz etc etc etc.

 

Your list leaves out Fede, but after yesterday you gotta keep playing him at RM.

 

Would keep Arda, still only 20. He has the potential, just needs more development time. Look at the bench of City yesterday.

Why can’t we have that? Let’s go back to the days where we had Kovacic, James, Asensio, Morata etc as bench options.

Forwards: Mbappé, Vini, Brahim, Franco, Endrick,
Mids: Tchou, Cama, Pitarch, Belli, Fede, Arda, Paz

Get rid of Ceballos, we won’t be seeing Rodrygo until next year.

 

Looks like Cama going

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid are considering SELLING Eduardo Camavinga this summer!

They will study any offer over €50M. @MatteMoretto pic.twitter.com/29cIgeY5XB

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 12, 2026

 

He won’t be the only big name either.

 

Camavinga,Ceballos,Arda out

Pitarch has to play,Paz is coming back and sign a ball playing midfielder like Wharton,Stiller ....no to Kees Smith he is just another attacking midfilder ,we have Pitarch to develope

With Wharton/Stiller and Pitarch the midfielder will be a lot more balanced and Paz is better than Arda

 

Camavinga has been a great servant of the club and a likeable guy. But it's also true that he didn't improve much and that he seems to be getting injury prone.

I also think he'll lose his starting position to one or more of Guller, Thiago, Paz or a new CM.
Its also redundant to play him and Tchou together.
If he wants to leave and become a starter I think the club and him can do it on good terms.
He also cost only 31M and he's valued at 50.

 

Very possible we will have a new manager next season of course, but it seems like he has already lost his starting position to Pitarch in Arbeloa's view.

 

I would sell Cama and Brahim to raise funds for our moves. We need at least a TOP CB and a TOP CM.

That way you end the Arda as a midfielder experiment and have him replace Brahim as one of the AM/attackers.