One of Real Madrid‘s main objectives for the coming seasons is to complete the generational change in the Santiago Bernabéu dressing room. The goal of rejuvenating and improving the squad has become even more important this season, given the team’s poor performance, which has seen big names in the squad come under scrutiny, opening the door to a summer of changes.
Rejuvenating the squad
Real Madrid is gradually shaping its project for the 2025-2026 season. It is an ambitious project in which the main premise is the rejuvenation of the squad. This objective has been made crystal clear with the first official move for next season, which has been the signing of central defender Dean Huijsen, who will officially become a Real Madrid player on June 1 and will remain with the club until 2025.
At just 20 years of age, his season at Bournemouth and his performances for the Spanish national team have made him one of the best center backs in Europe, fitting in perfectly at Real Madrid, who finally agreed to pay the nearly $60 million release clause that the English club refused to lower.
The other signing that has been in the works for months would also follow this trend of betting on young players with potential. We are talking about full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold (26), a free agent from Liverpool. The player has already announced his departure from England and is expected to be available for Xabi Alonso in the Club World Cup.
Another rumored signing is left-back Álvaro Carreras.
The Galician full-back, only 22 years old, is in negotiations to return to Real Madrid, where he was part of the youth academy. Beyond the official or advanced signings, practically all of the players linked with the Whites for one position or another have one thing in common: they are in their early twenties.
Rodrigo Mora, another youngster on the Whites’ agenda
Ekrem Konur places another attacking midfielder, in this case from Porto, on Florentino Pérez’s agenda. According to the well-known Turkish journalist, Real Madrid has set its sights on a player with several suitors, Rodrigo Mora. The young player, only 18 years old, plays for the Portuguese team’s first reserve team, but this season he has played a prominent role with the first team.
Mora, who has become a key player in the Dragões’ attacking line-up, scored 10 goals and provided four assists in his first year as a professional. He made his professional debut at just 15 years of age. Since then, his progress has been meteoric. The player is known for his skill with the ball, vision and ability to make a difference.
Recently, his great season has led to him being called up by Portugal for the UEFA Nations League Final Four. The main problem for his signing is the competition and the fact that Mora recently renewed his contract with Porto until 2030, with a release clause of €70 million.
Real Madrid, Rodrigo Mora’s dream
A few months ago, the young player’s father, José Manuel, said that at just two years old, he was already passionate about soccer and had a certain fondness for Real Madrid. The attacking midfielder liked watching soccer from a very young age. “He liked watching games or training more than cartoons,” he said, revealing that “he wanted to watch the Real Madrid channel.” In fact, he explained that “when football images appeared, he would happily say ‘Castila, Castila,’” in reference to Real Madrid’s reserve team.