Five new signings in the 11: Real Madrid's ideal lineup
After two consecutive years without a title, Real Madrid is desperate to break Barcelona's hegemony. The return of Jose Mourinho and an impressive recruitment campaign under Florentino Perez are expected to peak with the signing of Jan Diomande for over 100 million euros.
After two consecutive years without a title, Real Madrid is desperate to break Barcelona's hegemony in the Spanish league and go far in the Champions League as well. To this end, Jose Mourinho was brought back, and following the re-election of Florentino Perez as club president, an impressive recruitment campaign began, which is expected to reach its peak with the Jan Diomande deal. Despite conflicting reports yesterday (Sunday), it seems that the winger from Ivory Coast will complete the move after Paris Saint-Germain dropped out of the race and RB Leipzig relented in negotiations with Real.
The Blancos are expected to pay over 100 million euros and Diomande may arrive as early as this week for medical examinations. In doing so, he will become Real's fifth reinforcement player of the summer. Marc Cucurella was purchased from Chelsea for 55 million euros and Denzel Dumfries from Inter for 20 million euros, and they are expected to fill the full-back positions. Ibrahima Konate arrived as a free agent from Liverpool and is intended to start in the center of the defense, and the fourth addition, Bernardo Silva (also on a free transfer, from Manchester City), will be the joker off the bench.
Diomande is intended to take the right wing and join Vinicius and Kylian Mbappe in the front three. The missing slot is the defensive midfielder position, which Real expects to be filled by Rodri, the captain of the Spanish national team and the fresh world champion. If his move is completed, the "Mourinho's ideal lineup," as it is defined in Spain, will have five innovations.
Real Madrid's first preparation match will be tomorrow (Tuesday) against Leganes. After that, they will also play against Fiorentina, Gabi Kanichowsky's Ferencvaros, and Deportivo La Coruna. They will start the league on August 22, in an away game against Espanyol.
