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

Christian Mosquera

 

We paid Bournemouth €57m for Huijsen, considering players like Maguire, De Lijt and Fofana went for €87m, €86m and €80m, respectively, I'd say we got a bargain (we paid the release clause IIRC).

A 3rd choice CB at RM is bound to start a good number of games the way things have gone in the last 3-4 years.

 

I dont want to pile on, but this might be the moment to move on from both our Brazilian wingers. Mbappe is killing it at CF, and probably should stay there, but whether you play him at CF or LW he doesnt seem to work out well with VJ on the left, and he has also been a better LW than VJ. Maybe on the pitch and off the pitch the cost of keeping VJ around is not worth it anymore.

Also, regardless of Rodrygo's talent/potential, his current situation doesn't make sense for us or him.

 

Upa for free as the third CB is a fantastic signing.

I always thought he has great potential and at this point he's become underrated. Same with De Ligt who has been United's best player this season honestly.

 

Desde el inicio de la temporada 2023/2024, Rodrygo entró desde el banquillo en 31 partidos con el Real Madrid para marcar EN TOTAL 1 gol y repartir 1 asistencia.

- cero goles y cero asistencias en 29 de los 31 partidos
- el único gol contra el Arandina de cuarta división del… pic.twitter.com/pc5M6NzWAR

— Don Amancio (@DonShelby__) November 5, 2025

The way he's playing he'll only find suitors in Saudi.

 

Whoa there — Rodrygo has actually showed key consistency when it mattered: when silverware was about to be handed out. Felix is a player that is actually consistently useless under these circumstances. Key difference.

 

A lot of you can breathe a sigh of relief...for now LOL

🚨 NEW: Real Madrid have a concrete interest in Dayot Upamecano, but there is no verbal agreement yet.

Real Madrid are ready to move if an extension with FC Bayern fails. However, the player and his agents are in negotiations with Bayern.

There is no full agreement yet, but… pic.twitter.com/t2M291lstW

— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) November 6, 2025

 

I'll write more later when I get back to a computer, but just gonna say starters like Özil and Di Maria were sold under Ancelotti. Higuain was sold before playing under Carlo. We might like some of these guys individually but sometimes tough sales need to be made in the service of putting together the best fitting collection of players we can.

 

I'd like to hear those options before we sell our players. Because if they're terrible options then I'm not for it. Not a fan if giving complete control to 1 person. I don't think it's smart. I much prefer the way it's done currently at the club. The final decision is distributed among 2 or 3 people.

 

I think Vinny will be the big name to go. Possibly Rodrygo, Ceballos, Diaz, Cama and Tchoumeni.

No idea who we bring in, especially in a World Cup year.

Paz seems like a talent but redundant considering we have Arda/Franco already.

 

Tchouameni and Fede are the two in our midfield I would consider untouchable. And Jude if he's considered a midfielder.

 

Funnily enough when I watched Deivid Washington he reminded me of Benzema. Obviously just a kid still and super raw but his movements and approach to the game is very Benzemaeque.

 

I don't see a point in selling Ceballos and Brahim. They wouldn't raise a lot of money, and they do a great job for their roles. They have specific skillsets that for depth players is hard to obtain.

Tchouameni is the best destroyer in the world so he's indispensible to me. But Camavinga and Rodrygo can raise serious money to fulfill Xabi's vision.

 

Tchouameni isn’t very good with the ball. He’s shown flashes against weaker opponents when be has time. He’s a top destroyer, no doubt but I think that is a role that can only thrive when you have supreme MF talent around them like a Modric/Kroos and when Makalalele was next to Zidane and those Chelsea teams.

I don’t think Fede/Jude/Arda are great partners for him.

 

Replace Camavinga with Joao Neves and its problem solved.

 

Lol

 

Well, the club has been trying to offload his lousy ass for some time but no one is willing to pay for the Andalusian Redondo.

He belongs in a dumpster imo. Worthless on the pitch, injury prone and constantly threatening to leave.

 

How is he worthless on the pitch. He's the only midfielder on the team who is natural in dictating the tempo. For the minutes he plays he does a fine job. Who would you replace him who is better but gets the same minutes and doesn't cause locker room issues?

We've been over this issue a million times but people still want to see Ceballos somehow as a problem. Hes the least of our problems.

 

Ceballos dictating tempo is one of the modern fallacies of football.

A player that dictates tempo constantly reads the pitch and his teammates, Ceballos half does that after he gets the ball which means he continually obstructs play and slows the tempo as he never picks up on runners or players finding space nor does make a play before the opposition reposition themselves and cut pass pathways..this is a major flaw that Ceballos hasn't been able to overcome since his Arsenal and even U-x days with Spain. All he offers is stereotypical Spanish twist and turn and pass to the CB.

For wasting time, he's a good choice but those type of midfielders are a dime a dozen and they don't bitch about a starting spot every 3 months.

 

Disagree with this but I will try to look for it next time he plays. His spatial awareness is average or worse on defense, but in attack its above average. He moves in the right spaces without the ball and keeps the action flowing. The fact that most of the time he passes quickly after he receives the ball is evidence contrary to your argument.

I think you are wrong on this "never picks up the runners", he does, but not the forwards because he usually plays deeper, he picks up the dynamics around him well I'd say.

Also when did Ceballos bitch about a starting place?

The thing is its very easy to point the finger at Ceballos but when asked ok so who would you bring in for the job that he does, then it gets quiet real quick.

I feel even this post is too much focus on Ceballos. Ceballos wasn't the problem against Liverpool and he will not be a problem when it comes to important junctures.