On the to-do list of Real Madrid there is one item marked in red on the agenda. Over the next few seasons, the Whites want to complete the generational change in the Santiago Bernabéu dressing room. There is one thing that they have not forgotten about at Concha Espina and that is finding a replacement for Toni Kroos. The boss of the Merengue engine room was a compass for his team and, at times, they have lost their way in his absence.
They have partly recovered their bearings without having to look outside the club. Real Madrid have found an unexpected replacement in Dani Ceballos. The player has gone from being on the verge of leaving this summer with Real Betis on the lookout to sign him, to being a key player in Real Madrid’s game. Ceballos is fundamental to the construction of Carlo Ancelotti’s game and many are already placing him on Luis de la Fuente’s list to go with the national team. The Seville-born player has shown that he knows how to organize the game from the base, providing control and fluidity when the ball is played out.
The names Real Madrid are following for the midfield
Despite the great performance of Ceballos in the engine room of the white team, Florentino Pérez’s team have not abandoned the search for a player to reinforce the midfield. For this purpose there has been a clear favorite for weeks. It is Martín Zubimendi, a player from Real Sociedad. In the bidding for the player, Arsenal have already made it clear that they are willing to pay the Txuriurdin’s €60 million release clause in the summer market, but according to The Athletic, Real Madrid are not giving up the fight to have the player in their ranks and are in ‘increasingly intense’ talks to sign the Real player.
He is the favorite but not the only one on the Whites’ wish list. Names like Kimmich and Wirtz have not stopped circulating around the center of the Whites’ midfield. In addition, there is always the desire to have Rodri, although with this one they are waiting to see how he recovers from his complicated injury. In addition, Real Madrid has reactivated its interest in 23-year-old Samuele Ricci. A player who is also on the agenda of Manchester City, AC Milan and Inter Milan. They have also set their sights on Rodrigo Mora. Many names that now have more competition for them.
Real Madrid, Atleti and City in the bidding war for Warren Zaire-Emery
The latest name to be added to Real Madrid’s wish list is Paris Saint Germain’s Warren Zaire-Emery. According to Fichajes, the Whites will not be facing just a Madrid derby in the last sixteen of the Champions League, as they also have Atlético de Madrid in the running for the player. The 18-year-old has established himself at PSG, playing regularly under Luis Enrique. His performances have attracted attention and it is said that his market value is around 50 million euros, although the French team is not in the mood to let him leave.
The two Madrid teams would not be the only ones bidding for the young talent. Manchester City considered the player as a possible replacement for Rodri. They wanted him in January, but in the end the transfer window closed with the arrival of Spanish midfielder Nico González, who joined the team from FC Porto for a fee of 60 million euros. However, the sky blues have not forgotten about the player.