ccording to a recent update from Alberto Pereira on Radioestadio Noche, new signing Franco Mastantuono is set to wear the number 30 shirt at Real Madrid. The reporter explains that this is because the club will keep the number 25 vacant in case a last-minute signing materialises before the transfer window closes. Real Madrid have confirmed that Mastantuono will be officially presented today, August 14. Although he will be registered as a Castilla player, the 17-year-old will spend the entire 2025/26 campaign with the first team under Xabi Alonso’s plans.…
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Kylian Mbappe will don an iconic new shirt number for Real Madrid following the departure of one of the club’s all-time greats. The 26-year-old French forward wore the number nine shirt in his debut season after arriving from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer last summer. But like Cristiano Ronaldo in 2010, it’s taken only one year for Mbappe to ditch the nine as he takes up the number he has become accustomed to wearing for the French national team. The club announced on Tuesday that he would follow Real Madrid greats Ferenc Puskas, Clarence Seedorf and…
Real Madrid are starting their preparations for the upcoming 2025-26 season, which gets underway in just over two weeks’ time. Four signings have been added to Xabi Alonso’s squad, and while they have all been handed squad numbers (aside from the yet-to-arrive Franco Mastantuono), they are current players that have made a change. Last week, it was reported that Real Madrid had decided to change the squad number of Kylian Mbappe. The France international took the number nine upon his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, but the idea is now…
Kylian Mbappé is about to bring a financial tsunami to Real Madrid. With his switch from the number 9 to the iconic number 10 shirt, the French superstar is already generating massive commercial anticipation—and that’s just the beginning. The club is preparing for what could be one of the most lucrative jersey sales booms in football history. After a blockbuster debut season, Mbappé’s move to the legendary No.10, once worn by Luka Modric, is expected to supercharge sales across the globe. KM10: A Marketing Goldmine Real Madrid knows it’s sitting…
Real Madrid are reportedly ‘willing to include’ a player seen as ‘perfect’ to Liverpool in a swap deal in order to land star defender Ibrahima Konate this summer. Real have seemed obsessed with the signing of Reds defender Konate in the last few months. They have already secured Trent Alexander-Arnold from the Anfield club this summer, but want his team-mate, too. Konate is out of contract in a year, and Real’s usual tactic in the situation would be to land him on a free transfer then. According to Fichajes, Real…
Arsenal are still interested in a deal to sign Real Madrid star Rodrygo as Mikel Arteta eyes further improvements to his squad. That is according to former Man United and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected within the game, as he exclusively told Football Insider that the 24-year-old could be allowed to leave the Bernabeu this summer. The Gunners’ interest is not believed to have been affected by the imminent arrival of Noni Madueke after Arsenal agreed a deal to sign the Chelsea winger. Football Insider revealed on 13 May…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, with the input of head coach Xabi Alonso, will restructure the first team which could mean a number of player sales according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources. Los Blancos are reeling after being thrashed 4-0 by Champions League holders at the Club World Cup semifinals in New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon. Though two goals in eight minutes were directly down to defensive errors from Raul Asencio and Antonio Rudiger exploited by Fabian Ruiz and Ousmane Dembele, the lack of collective effort that Alonso’s predecessor…
Arsenal Eye Opportunity as Real Madrid and Alonso Open to Rodrygo Exit Changing Dynamics at the Bernabéu Rodrygo Goes may be on the brink of a new chapter. According to The Athletic, Real Madrid and new head coach Xabi Alonso are prepared to part ways with the 24-year-old Brazilian forward this summer. The shift comes after a prolonged period of uncertainty, limited playing time, and questions about motivation behind the scenes. Rodrygo’s recent marginalisation is telling. Since returning to the squad for the Club World Cup — where he featured for…
Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has not decided whether Gonzalo Garcia will be in his first-team squad for next season. Garcia has scored three goals at the Club World Cup so far, including the winner in the last 16 against Juventus, and registered one assist. He is the only player to directly contribute to a goal in all of his team’s matches in the competition. Only Michael Olise (five) has directly contributed to more goals at the competition, while Angel Di Maria leads the tournament’s scoring charts, with four. Garcia’s shot conversion…
Arsenal’s pursuit of Real Madrid star Rodrygo has been boosted further after the forward was again left out of their starting line-up at the FIFA Club World Cup. Rodrygo’s future has been a major talking point heading into the tournament, amid reports his performances would help dictate whether he remains at the club this summer. The winger had appeared destined to leave Madrid after telling the club he never wanted to play for them again before choosing not to play in El Clasico against Barcelona in May. Rodrygo felt he was behind superstar team-mates Kylian Mbappe,…