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

With 2 or even 3 CBs leaving next summer, it makes Konaté even more attractive for the board. He's currently on very low wages at Liverpool, compared to VvD, so the finances would make it an extremely favour move for Perez. That's the reality.

 

I think Liverpool will meet his wage demands or get very near to them.

 

I think they're going to give big wages to Guehi. Although, I'd prefer we go for Guehi instead of Konaté, out of the two of them.

 

Yeah I'd go with Guehi, too but that doesn't say much tbh, he's ever so slightly better than Konaté and his injury profile is good.

I view Konaté as non-prime Rudiger 2.0 + massive injury risk. To the club, there is a French connection and the financials are lucrative. Big question marks on his performance.

Both Guehi and Konaté are not great defenders IMO.

Now that we are reportedly looking at Wharton, one has to ask what happened to the club's media narrative that English players don't work in Spain with Jude being the exception since he came from the Bundesliga?

 

Didn't they sign Trent who's English and came from PL? Some journos mood swing isn't club's narrative. When Bale joined, there were articles how British players except Mcmanaman haven't had proper success at RM.

Anyways, Paz is likely to be the midfield signing next summer than Wharton for 100 ME+. We already have Jude, Fede, Tcho as established starters with Arda getting an opportunity to play a lot this season.

With Paz coming back, don't see a big money midfield signing even if some speculate Camavinga could leave. If Ceballos leaves, replacement will be a squad player rather than 100 M one.

Xabi also had high praise for Camavinga. He could have 2023-24 type season if he stays healthy.

🚨 Xabi Alonso has a lot of confidence in Eduardo Camavinga.

The player could be given plenty of playing time. @GuillermoRai_ 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/kEnzsqxGwE

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) September 10, 2025

🚨 Nico Paz is Serie A’s Rising Star of the Month. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/jKaPDoyOlV

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) September 10, 2025

 

The difference is that Camavinga has been crucial in our recent successes (not a bystander) and is infinitely more talented than Ceballos. Xabi would be an absolute idiot if he didn't mean what he said about Camavinga, and I don't think Xabi is an absolute idiot. Camavinga needs to stay healthy, that's his one and only challenge. The rest will follow.

 

Yup no doubt that is true. One of these guys will end up in the same situation as Rodrygo, as rotational piece that will have other clubs chasing after them.

 

More than one..

We have Nico Paz coming back as a project with two projects already loading at the club.

 

🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid are now CONFIDENT they will sign Ibrahima Konaté next summer. @LewisSteele_ pic.twitter.com/fNHgrEYZVM

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) September 11, 2025

Real Madrid are now CONFIDENT they will sign Ibrahima Konaté next summer. @LewisSteele_

 

Wouldn't that go against some labor laws in European countries?

 

You posted something, I replied to your point. Now you're talking about something else. Yeah, I know how this goes. I'm not interested in entertaining you with a back-and-forth where the goalposts are moved with every post.

 

Players union wouldn't want to go back to pre-bosman ruling scenario. RM used to give 6 year deals mostly and now Chelsea gives 8-9 year deals.

More rich clubs will start doing that than a scenario where courts allow clubs to ask for transfer fee to release a player out of contract while they can get rid of players they don't want when contract ends.

 

True, like Haaland's 10-year contract. Probably not long before we see some all-time worst contracts ever when they give a 9-year contract to a guy who becomes an absolute bust due to injury or form (like Kaka and Hazard but with contracts nearly twice as long).

 

Players involved in CWC didn't create any drama and reports came out that RM players agreed financial package for playing in the tournament. Reckon that must have been the case for other clubs in CWC as well. If players involved in CWC revolted, scenario would have changed.

Bosman ruling happened for a reason. Clubs holding players hostage after contract ending to get a fee was ridiculous. Meanwhile players have no benefit if a club doesn't want to keep them once contract expires.

Juve themselves signed Pogba, Alves, Jonathan David as free agents. PSG being butthurt about Mbappe not gonna make players agree to unilateral pre-bosman era.

Change happening is rich clubs giving players long contracts to avoid bosman situation.

 

When it comes to employment laws and contracts in the EU, irrespective of it being football or any other sport for that matter, I don't see the ECJ accepting a pre-Bosman ruling. It's as a simple as that. There's a greater chance of the EU becoming decommissioned.

 

Could be Flo's next "power move". Clubs been all over the map with it's politics lately.

Won't be at all surprised if Vinicius wins the WC and BDO next year then leaves on a free transfer the following winter/summer only to have Florentino stage a press conference where he reveals a napkin they played a game of tic-tac-toe and the bet was that if Flo won (he did) Vini would agree to a lifetime Madrid contract.

 

The CB situation may not be as dire as it first appeared earlier and may not necessarily be a priority next summer.

Huijson seems to be the real deal and Militao is holding up healthwise. That is your starting duo right there. Rudiger has been relegated to the 3rd CB which is fine. Gives him time to regain his form. Asensio is the 4th CB, and I imagine his brain seizures this past summer is probably not indicative of his regular play. If he regains his old form, then he suits the 4th CB role just fine.

Then you got Aguado and Joan who are turning heads at Castilla.

It would not surprise me if they extend Rudiger an additional year if he regains his old form. He basically acts as a bridge until 1 of the 2 Castilla youngsters make the jump.

If Konate or Guehi are available on frees, well fine. But they may not be critical signings if everything else falls into place. It will become clearer in the Spring.

 

In fact, the CJEU jurisprudence is heading quite in the opposite way of 'pre-Bosman'. The CJEU is coming hard on the governing bodies, as seen in the Diarra case and the Seraing case. The Diarra case in particular seems to be a sharp move away from what is proposed by @4x4s.

 

When Huijsen and/or Militao miss time with an injury this season, it's going to feel much more dire than at this current moment. Not to mention Rudiger can decide to leave in the summer for a big contract post-World Cup.

 

I imagine they will know by January if Rudiger is leaving. Which is the same time those contacts with upcoming free agents pick up steam. If Rudiger is sitting on the fence, they will just go out into the market.