José Mourinho has made it clear that his concerns about Vinicius Jr’s current form have not changed his backing of the Real Madrid forward. The manager has repeatedly defended the Brazilian since taking charge, including after Vinicius was booed by sections of the Santiago Bernabéu crowd during the Champions League win over Inter Milan on…
Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde has been diagnosed with a grade 3 sprain in his left ankle following Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Atlético Madrid in the Madrid Derby. The injury adds another concern for Real Madrid after a difficult night at the Metropolitano, but the latest reports suggest Valverde could return sooner than some of…
Enzo Fernández’s move to Manchester City has a twist that makes the Enzo Fernandez Manchester City transfer more interesting than another record Premier League deal. The Argentine midfielder reportedly wanted Real Madrid and his camp made contact with the Spanish giants early in the summer. But Madrid quickly shut down the possibility. On July 3,…
Real Madrid’s perfect start to the La Liga season is over, and the man responsible has a surprising connection to José Mourinho. Troy Parrott, the striker Mourinho handed his Tottenham debut in 2019, came off the bench to score the winner as Real Betis beat Madrid 1-0. The defeat was Mourinho’s first since returning to…
Fulham are closing in on a Manuel Ángel deal, making the Real Madrid academy product the third player to follow manager Álvaro Arbeloa from Madrid to London this summer. The Manuel Ángel transfer is more than it seems. It shows that Álvaro Arbeloa Fulham are increasingly using his knowledge of Real Madrid’s young players to…
Real Madrid have completed the signing of young midfielder Sergio Martínez from Racing Santander, securing one of Spain’s emerging talents on a deal running until June 2030. The transfer is reportedly worth around €3 million, with Real Madrid choosing to reach an agreement with Racing rather than simply triggering the player’s release clause. The 19-year-old…
Real Madrid’s move for Ghanaian defender Oscar Naasei is less about an immediate first-team impact and more about what the club believes he could become. The 21-year-old centre-back is joining Real Madrid Castilla from Granada in a deal reported at around €2 million. He has also completed his medical, according to reports. For Naasei, the…
Kylian Mbappé gave José Mourinho the perfect Bernabéu welcome as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1, scoring a hat-trick in the club’s first home La Liga game of the season. But the bigger story may be how quickly Mourinho is bringing together a front three that struggled to reach its full potential last season. Mbappé…
For the past two seasons, Real Madrid have had a problem most clubs would love to have: too many world-class attackers. Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham are three of the biggest stars in world football, yet getting all three to consistently play at their best in the same Real Madrid team has proved…
The 2026/27 season is beginning to take shape as Real Madrid and Barcelona welcome back some of their biggest stars following Spain’s World Cup triumph, but their returns also create a new preseason problem: how quickly can these players go from celebration mode to title-race mode? At Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham has returned to preseason…
