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Real Madrid ready to go all-in for Chelsea superstar after abandoning Olise chase
Real Madrid have made Enzo Fernandez their number one midfield target after accepting that a move for Michael Olise is no longer realistic this summer.
The Spanish giants have spent recent months exploring several options to strengthen Jose Mourinho’s squad, but the focus has now shifted towards the Chelsea midfielder.
With the club determined to add another top presence in the centre of the park, the Argentine has emerged as the player capable of taking Real Madrid’s midfield to another level.
According to AS, Real Madrid are expected to intensify contacts in the coming weeks as they explore the possibility of bringing the Argentina international to the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid’s priority target
The feeling within Valdebebas is that Real Madrid need one more top-class midfielder to complete Mourinho’s squad ahead of the new season.
While several names have appeared on the club’s radar, Enzo has consistently remained the Portuguese manager’s preferred option.
From the moment Mourinho arrived, he made it clear to the board that the Chelsea star was the midfielder he wanted above all others.
Now, after other market opportunities failed to advance, Real Madrid have decided to fully focus their efforts on the Argentine.
Perhaps the biggest encouragement for Los Blancos is the player’s stance, as Enzo is open to joining Real Madrid and has already communicated his willingness to help facilitate a transfer if negotiations progress.
That does not guarantee a deal will happen, but it gives the Spanish club a crucial advantage as they prepare for what could become one of the biggest transfer sagas of the summer.
Chelsea under pressure but reluctant to sell
Despite Real Madrid’s growing interest, Chelsea are under no immediate pressure to negotiate.
The Premier League club invested heavily when they signed Enzo and still see him as one of the pillars of their project.
Back in 2022, they paid approximately €121 million to sign the midfielder and are highly unlikely to accept an offer that results in a financial loss.
Notably, his long-term contract until 2032 gives Chelsea significant leverage, while the club’s financial position has improved following recent transfer business.
There is also a sporting factor working against Real Madrid.
New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso views Enzo as one of the key players around whom he wants to build his team.
For that reason, Real Madrid know that convincing the London club will be far more difficult than convincing the player.
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Tebas launches fresh attack on Real Madrid: ‘Their methods recall Goebbels’ propaganda techniques’
La Liga president Javier Tebas has launched another attack on Real Madrid TV following the latest disputes involving the Spanish club, the refereeing community, the disciplinary bodies of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the league.
The tensions centre on Vinicius Jr.’s red card, the four-match suspension imposed on the Brazilian and the timing of its announcement, as well as Real Madrid’s dissatisfaction with the scheduling of their upcoming fixture against Valencia.
In a series of comments, Tebas accused Real Madrid’s leadership of coordinating a campaign that portrays the club as a victim of unfair treatment.
He also drew a controversial comparison between the methods used by Real Madrid TV and propaganda techniques employed by Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s minister of propaganda.
“The management of Real Madrid directs an orchestra of spokespersons, and Real Madrid TV leads the way. The score is always the same: select the incidents that suit their interests, repeat the grievance, fuel suspicion and identify the enemies,” he wrote.
Continuing, he added: “This method recalls propaganda techniques exploited by Goebbels, the propaganda minister of Nazi Germany: systematic repetition, the creation of an enemy and the subordination of facts to a narrative.
“The comparison is with those propaganda techniques, not with an ideology and, of course, not with Real Madrid supporters.”
Tomás Gonzalez Martin y Jesus Urdiola , cada día resulta más difícil distinguir vuestros artículos de un comunicado de la dirección del Real Madrid.Tomas sobretodo te has convertido en su portaCOZ oficial, hasta el extremo de utilizar expresiones idénticas a las que he escuchado a un alto ejecutivo de Valdebebas. Mucha referencia a «fuentes del club», pero muy poca distancia respecto de lo que esas fuentes quieren colocar. Pareces un lorito, pero con teclado. Y para que no se confundan los protagonistas: ese alto ejecutivo cuyas expresiones reproduces NO es el mismo que llama a las redacciones de los medios pidiendo ceses de periodistas y presiona para que se aparte a ejecutivos de empresas. Son personas distintas. Y esas llamadas y esas presiones no son una historia del pasado. Son presente. Muy presente.ñ, a la de @eldebate_com no llamará, si a caso para… La dirección del Real Madrid dirige una orquesta de portaCOCES y Real Madrid TV lleva la voz cantante. Su partitura es siempre la misma: seleccionar las jugadas que interesan, repetir el agravio, alimentar la sospecha y señalar a los enemigos. Ese método recuerda a mecanismos de propaganda que explotó Goebbels, ministro de Propaganda de la Alemania nazi: repetición sistemática, construcción de un enemigo y subordinación de los hechos al relato. La comparación es con esas técnicas de propaganda, no con una ideología ni, por supuesto, con la afición madridista. Real Madrid TV es una pieza central de esa maquinaria. ¿Dónde está el análisis completo de los partidos de cada jornada? ¿Dónde están los posibles errores que perjudican a otros clubes o los que favorecen al Real Madrid? Si aplicaran a todos los encuentros la misma lupa, quizá el resultado les estropearía el guion. Pero el guion exige que el Real Madrid aparezca siempre como víctima. Y así se llega al extremo de presentar incluso el NO ERROR como error y de utilizar el caso Negreira como explicación permanente de cualquier decisión que no les guste. La sospecha se da por demostrada y la conclusión está escrita antes de que empiece el partido. Y esa misma técnica se traslada ahora a los horarios: se cuenta lo que alimenta el agravio y se oculta el contexto que permitiría comprobarlo. Pues hablemos de horarios, Tomás. Que ese alto ejecutivo que alimenta a los portaCOCES explique cuántas peticiones de cambio de horario y de día ha presentado el Real Madrid y cuántas se han atendido.(En este tema va el primero de la clasificación). Las aceptadas también. Que no cuente únicamente la que le interesa para construir la polémica de turno. Y que incluya las peticiones relacionadas con el calendario para facilitar la celebración de los eventos que la "super licencia" permite realizar en el Santiago Bernabéu. Porque para solicitar que se acomode la competición a sus necesidades tienen mucha iniciativa; para reconocer las solicitudes atendidas, bastante menos memoria. Ese es el balance que hay que publicar: qué pidió el Real Madrid, qué se le concedió y qué no pudo atenderse, con sus motivos. Los horarios afectan también al rival, a otros clubes, a los aficionados y a los compromisos audiovisuales de la competición. Una petición no se convierte en un derecho porque proceda del Real Madrid, ni una negativa demuestra una persecución. Laliga defiende a su competición. Lo que no resulta serio es pedir ajustes de días, horarios y calendario y, después, presentar cada desacuerdo como una prueba de que LaLiga perjudica al club. Si se quiere hablar de trato recibido, se cuenta TODO el trato recibido. Tomás, ahí tienes preguntas concretas para tus fuentes. Y Real Madrid TV tiene material para un programa: las solicitudes del club y las respuestas que ha recibido. Veremos si dedican a ese historial el mismo entusiasmo que a los vídeos de agravios. Después, los demás portaCOCES amplifican el mensaje. Real Madrid TV pone las imágenes, otros ponen los titulares y todos repiten la misma acusación.
— Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) October 16, 2026
Tebas accuses Real Madrid TV of presenting a one-sided narrative
The La Liga president went on to describe Real Madrid TV as a central component of what he sees as the club’s strategy.
“Real Madrid TV is a central part of that machinery. Where is the comprehensive analysis of every match each week? Where are the possible errors that harm other clubs or those that benefit Real Madrid?”
Continuing, he wrote: “If they applied the same scrutiny to every match, perhaps the results would spoil their script. But the script requires Real Madrid always to appear as the victim.
“The same technique is now being applied to fixture scheduling: they highlight what feeds the grievance and conceal the context that would allow it to be checked.”
Tebas also challenged Real Madrid’s complaints about the dates and kick-off times assigned to their matches, arguing that the club had benefited from numerous scheduling adjustments in the past.
“How many requests to change kick-off times and dates has Real Madrid submitted, and how many have been granted? In this category, they are top of the table.
“Let the accepted requests be published too. They should not report only the one that suits them when constructing the latest controversy,” he said.
Bernabeu events and fixture scheduling under scrutiny
Tebas also brought the Santiago Bernabeu’s event schedule into the debate, arguing that Real Madrid’s requests for adjustments to the football calendar should be considered alongside the benefits the club has received.
“And requests relating to the calendar to facilitate events permitted under the ‘super-licence’ at the Santiago Bernabeu should also be included,” the La Liga chief stated.
“When it comes to asking the competition to accommodate their needs, they show plenty of initiative. When it comes to acknowledging the requests that have been granted, their memory is considerably less reliable,” he said.
Tebas insisted that a complete account of the situation should include every request made by Real Madrid, the decisions taken and the reasons behind them.
“That is the record that needs to be published: what Real Madrid requested, what was granted and what could not be accommodated, together with the reasons.
“Kick-off times also affect opponents, other clubs, supporters and the competition’s broadcasting commitments.
“A request does not become a right simply because it comes from Real Madrid, just as a refusal does not prove persecution. La Liga is defending its competition,” he explained.
He concluded by criticising the club for presenting disagreements over scheduling as evidence of unfair treatment.
“What is not credible is to request adjustments to match days, kick-off times and the calendar, then present every disagreement as proof that La Liga is harming the club. If they want to discuss the treatment they have received, they should tell the whole story.”
