Stuck in the bargaining stage
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Xabier Alonso is increasingly likely to take over the team before the start of the Club World Cup.
Real Madrid prefer a PERMANENT manager for the Club World Cup.
They believe the tournament is crucial to save their season, and also for its sporting and financial reasons. @relevo pic.twitter.com/e3oWGRRFdE
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 2, 2025
Silly Season
Real Madrid’s plan to sign Álvaro Carreras,
Avoid paying €60M release clause to Benfica, convince Man United to activate their €18M buy-back clause, then buy him from United for €30M–€35M. @diarioas pic.twitter.com/0ChJjAsYSr
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 2, 2025
Where there’s smoke there is fire. This reads like an April fools jokes thst arrived a month too late. Real Madrid seem desperate to convince everyone that they cannot spend money to improve the squad. The Leny Yoro debacle was rather embarrassing and this summer silly season is not off to a good start right now.
What’s more disturbing is why Real Madrid are not getting ahead of the narrative and suggesting they will lean on their world class academy for resources to replenish the first team squad.
The Kids Are Alright
Some Good News
Joan Martínez has recovered from his ACL!
He’ll begin his gradual return to training with the Juvenil A next week. @marca pic.twitter.com/KFwfk1SRei
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 2, 2025
Joan Martinez is the most highly rated CB in the academy and all eyes will be on his return particularly to see if he will be joining the first team for preseason as was the case last summer.
Yusi and Jacobo To See Some First Team Action
While Jacobo has already played first team football, this will likely be his best chance to show what he can do. A couple of ill-timed own goals for Castilla will have tested his confidence as much as his Copa del Rey appearance earlier in the season. He will need to be calm and composed and show what he can do.
Youssef Enriquez ‘Yusi’ (17) is a left-back with a fairly complete profile. He has been considered one of La Fábrica’s most promising full-backs for several years and continues to improve season after season. He is a powerful player who, without being a motorbike, has good… pic.twitter.com/O76UeZhd5U
— Real Madrid Fabrica (@FabricaMadrid) May 26, 2023
Youssi is a highly-rated Left-back who looks set for a big future in the game. It is rather surprising he’s not been given first team minutes in light of the awful state of the squad for most of the season. Hopefully he knocks it out of the park and reminds everyone of the quality that exists in La Fabrica.
