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Real Madrid mainstay to become one of club’s highest-paid stars after renewal
Real Madrid have taken a major step towards securing the future of Aurelien Tchouameni, reaching an agreement over a new long-term contract that will establish the French midfielder as one of the club’s highest-paid players.
The recent Real Madrid news comes after Manchester United had identified the France international as one of their priority midfield targets.
However, Los Blancos never considered the possibility of letting him leave, with new coach Jose Mourinho playing a key role in ensuring the midfielder remained central to the club’s long-term plans.
Real Madrid agree new Tchouameni contract
As reported before, Real Madrid and Tchouameni’s representatives have reached a full agreement over a new five-year contract, with only the formal paperwork and signatures still to be completed.
Notably, the new agreement, as per Ben Jacobs, will see the French international earn close to €13 million net per season, placing him among the highest earners in the Real Madrid squad.
The contract negotiations gathered momentum after Manchester United explored the possibility of signing Tchouameni as part of their plans to strengthen midfield and eventually replace Casemiro.
Despite their admiration for the former Monaco star, the Premier League club quickly accepted that a deal would be virtually impossible.
As such, Real Madrid never opened the door to negotiations, while Tchouameni’s expected salary package also placed the transfer beyond Manchester United’s financial plans.
Mourinho made keeping Tchouameni a priority
One of the decisive figures in making this renewal happen was Jose Mourinho, who made it clear to the Real Madrid hierarchy that retaining Tchouameni was essential ahead of the new season.
The Portuguese coach is understood to value the midfielder’s mentality, physical presence and leadership qualities, viewing him as one of the squad’s natural competitors and a player capable of setting standards.
That confidence has now been reflected in the new contract, which not only rewards Tchouameni’s performances but also cements his status as one of the pillars of Mourinho’s project.
With the Frenchman set to continue operating at the base of midfield, Real Madrid have effectively ended speculation surrounding his future before pre-season gets fully underway.
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Mourinho does not want Real Madrid new signing to be affected by price tag, will continue slow integration
Real Madrid had an explosive summer transfer window with as many as six new big signings coming through to strengthen the first-team squad, while Sergio Martinez was also roped in with an eye on the future.
Up until Friday, things were going well for Jose Mourinho & co., but the 1-0 loss to Real Betis has put the team under the scanner once again.
Questions are being asked, in particular, of the club’s most explosive signing, Yan Diomande.
Mourinho not changing plans with Diomande
However, according to journalist Alvaro Esteban, Mourinho will continue with the plan of integrating Diomande slowly into the team.
The Real Madrid boss does not want the 19-year-old winger to be negatively affected by his massive price tag this summer and the pressure generated because of it.
After all, Los Blancos shelled out an enormous €125 million plus €15 million in add-ons to sign Diomande from RB Leipzig.
Should all the variables be met, he will become the most expensive signing in Real Madrid history. And, naturally, such a price tag brings with it a great deal of pressure.
As such, Mourinho wants to make sure that the Ivory Coast international is not affected in any way by the talk around his price tag and will continue to ease him into the team without rushing things.
Only a handful of minutes for Diomande
So far, Real Madrid have played four La Liga games this season and Diomande has not started even one of them.
Instead, Mourinho has opted to field Arda Guler on the right wing in three matches while Brahim Diaz started in the remaining one.
As for Diomande, he has come on as a substitute in each of the four games, but has only racked up a total of 83 minutes, without scoring or assisting a goal so far.
But, his limited minutes and slow integration are seemingly a part of Mourinho’s plans who is intent on not overexposing the teenage winger and put him under undue pressure due to the expectations that come with his price tag.
