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Real Madrid will soon decide if they want to sign a CB in 2025
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Real Madrid will soon decide if they want to sign a CB in 2025

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is on the verge of securing his third marquee transfer in three straight years, as Liverpool superstar right back Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to join the Merengues for free this summer. Last year, Real Madrid signed PSG superstar attacker Kylian Mbappe for free - an even bigger long-term dream target of Florentino's. And the year before, he signed Jude Bellingham from Dortmund for 100 million euros. Even though Alexander-Arnold alone would be a successful transfer window for Real Madrid, there are many fans who believe the club needs to make more defensive signings, and while TAA would be a much-needed right back to help Dani Carvajal, he is more of an attacking-minded fullback. Transfer rumors swirl around Bournemouth breakout star an...
Jude Bellingham played big role in recruiting Trent Alexander-Arnold
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Jude Bellingham played big role in recruiting Trent Alexander-Arnold

Real Madrid are on the cusp of signing superstar right back Trent Alexander-Arnold as a free agent from Liverpool this summer, ending arguably the most anticipated transfer saga of 2025 before the window officially opens. TAA is a homegrown talent for Liverpool, and yet the Reds are fully expected to lose their most valuable transfer commodity to the biggest club in world football this year. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had the generationally gifted right back tabbed as his only option at the position, and he accelerated his interest in the England international following star man Dani Carvajal's season-ending ACL tear. Perez also had some vital help. Relevo reports, via the Madrid Zone, that Real Madrid star midfielder and Alexander-Arnold's England teammate Jude Bellin...
Will Bukayo Saka return from injury vs. Real Madrid in UCL?
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Will Bukayo Saka return from injury vs. Real Madrid in UCL?

Arsenal star right winger Bukayo Saka has been excellent this season when healthy, but his impact on the 2024/25 Premier League and Champions League seasons has been derailed by multiple injuries. Saka has missed more than 20 games overall this season, and his latest hamstring injury has taken him out since just before Christmas, meaning he's been out for more than three months now. But Saka will be returning shortly, and there is optimism that he can be back in the Arsenal lineup as early as Apr. 1 when Arsenal return from the March international break to face European football hopefuls Fulham in the Premier League. It will be important for Saka to get healthy and stay healthy, but Arsenal want to really focus on getting the world-class winger back to 100 percent for the Champion...
Xabi Alonso recruiting star midfielder to Real Madrid besides Florian Wirtz?
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Xabi Alonso recruiting star midfielder to Real Madrid besides Florian Wirtz?

Real Madrid are expected to finally make a change at the manager post this summer, swapping the legendary Carlo Ancelotti for Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, who earned widespread acclaim for an undefeated season in 2023/24. In 2024/25, Alonso has recovered from a slow start to help Leverkusen push Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title once more, only enhancing his reputation as the best young manager in world football even further. The best possible get to replace Ancelotti, the reigning winner of the Champions League, Alonso's time could be now, and he is apparently already eyeing some big moves for Real Madrid in the summer 2025 transfer window if president Florentino Perez gives him the job. According to Fabrizio Romano, via Madrid Xtra, the big reason for the sudden ru...
Real Madrid are beating Arsenal in Martin Zubimendi transfer battle
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Real Madrid are beating Arsenal in Martin Zubimendi transfer battle

For more than a year now, Real Sociedad star defensive midfielder Martin Zubimendi has been the hottest name at the position, wanted by clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool, and even LaLiga top-four rivals Barcelona on the transfer market. But now, the other giants of LaLiga have joined in with serious interest in Zubimendi, as Real Madrid have taken stock of their club's issues in the post-Toni Kroos landscape and correctly view a lack of control as one of their biggest weaknesses. Without Kroos, Real Madrid have not had control in most of their meaningful matches, which have featured disappointing results to the likes of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, and Liverpool this season. Well, Real Madrid see Zubimendi as the best available deep-lying midfielder with controlling capabilities, and t...
Real Madrid think Trent Alexander-Arnold will be the best in the world
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Real Madrid think Trent Alexander-Arnold will be the best in the world

The transfer rumors linking Liverpools star right back Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid are so persistent and fierce that, as with Kylian Mbappe's free transfer from PSG to Madrid last summer, it feels like a foregone conclusion that the England international will end up at the Santiago Bernabeu. Fellow English superstar Jude Bellingham's hard work to recruit Alexander-Arnold to Madrid appears to be paying off, and Florentino Perez's desire to sign the world's best players in their primes on free transfers is about to get another big feather in the proverbial cap. There's a lot of optimism regarding the Alexander-Arnold deal's completion at the Valdebebas, and that optimism extends to how Real Madrid feel TAA can help the team in 2025 and beyond. According to Fabrizio Romano,...
Real Madrid will try to sign Dean Huijsen sooner than expected
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Real Madrid will try to sign Dean Huijsen sooner than expected

Real Madrid are the latest elite club in European football to be smitten with Bournemouth breakout star Dean Huijsen, who has emerged as arguably the best young center back in the world - and one of the other players in the argument is already in Madrid, Raul Asencio. Huijsen has been one of the top center backs in the Premier League, dribbled past just 0.3 times per game with nearly three combined tackles and interceptions per matchup. Real Madrid are increasingly interested in signing the 19-year-old Spanish defender, and they are prepared to make a play for the Bournemouth star sooner than even they expected. According to a report from Madrid-based paper Diario AS, via Madrid Xtra, Real Madrid have now decided to go after Huijsen in the summer 2025 transfer window as opposed to...
Real Madrid began talks to hire Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen
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Real Madrid began talks to hire Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid have been interested in hiring Xabi Alonso ever since Bayer Leverkusen began their fairytale run as undefeated Bundesliga champions, as the former Bayern Munich and Madrid star midfielder finally brought major silverware to Die Werkself. After a slow start to the 2024/25 season, Leverkusen are back in title contention with rivals Bayern Munich, and Alonso's reputation as the best young manager in the world - or even the best manager of any age - remains solidly intact. Meanwhile, Real Madrid are eyeing a transition away from Carlo Ancelotti, who saved his job with a third Champions League trophy in Madrid last season but has continued to frustrate tactically in big games this season, getting wiped off the pitch by new Barcelona head man Hansi Flick. And with the Brazil...
Real Madrid are upping their interest in Dean Huijsen
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Real Madrid are upping their interest in Dean Huijsen

Real Madrid have watched Eder Militao go down with a season-ending injury for two seasons in a row, taking the club's best center back - and one of the best center backs on the planet - away from them. Although Real Madrid have unearthed one of the best young center backs in the world in Raul Asencio this season and have high hopes for fellow prospect Joan Martinez, who tore his own ACL before his 2024/25 breakout could ever begin, they can't like their depth too much right now. Antonio Rudiger is still effective but getting older, while David Alaba may be finished at the top level after his torn ACL last season. Aurelien Tchouameni is an option at center back, but he's not a reliable one, particularly against top teams like Barcelona. Real Madrid will have their eyes on an ascend...
Fabrizio Romano has exciting Alexander-Arnold transfer update for Real Madrid
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Fabrizio Romano has exciting Alexander-Arnold transfer update for Real Madrid

Liverpool star right back Trent Alexander-Arnold appears to be on the verge of a big move to Real Madrid in the summer 2025 transfer window, as he continues to rebuff efforts to re-sign him from Anfield, Now, Alexander-Arnold is close to putting pen to paper on a deal that would make him this summer's dream signing for Real Madrid, who have made a marquee move in each of the past two summer windows. First, it was Jude Bellingham for 100 million euros in summer 2023, and then last summer, Florentino Perez finally landed his white whale, signing Kylian Mbappe for free from PSG. Trent Alexander-Arnold won't get absurd money Alexander-Arnold would be nearly as big of a get for Real Madrid, as Fabrizio Romano previously reported that the 26-year-old England international was options one...