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Real Madrid will offload one of their current stars if priority target arrives in 2025
Alphonso Davies’s arrival at Real Madrid is almost taken for granted at this point. After all, the club have been in his pursuit for over a year now and the player has been holding off serious pressure from Bayern Munich to complete the move of his dreams.
The Canadian international has reportedly reached an agreement with Real Madrid in recent days and the deal is as good as done. While his agent has publicly denied the news, it has come to light that his words were out of a lack of another option.
If Los Blancos have indeed pulled off Davies’ signing on a free transfer, it will go down as one of the biggest steals of the summer transfer window in 2025. It does, however, bring with it a unique set of problems.
Overstocked in the department
As revealed by MARCA, Davies’ arrival brings a natural and obvious complication to Real Madrid’s plans – a gross overstaffing at left-back.
Carlo Ancelotti already has two quality players at his disposal in the position in Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia, but Davies will undoubtedly leapfrog the duo and arrive as a starter.
Maintaining three players in the department is simply not feasible, and the Spanish outlet thus reveals that at least one must leave the club in June.
The club will listen to offers for both players, but it is highly uncertain as to which player they will prefer to let go of and the administration is in a dilemma.
At first sight, it would appear obvious to keep the more established of the two, Mendy, and let go of the weaker link in the team in Garcia.
Concurrently, however, one must take into account that keeping two players who both aspire to be starters often does not go down well, and Mendy is unlikely to be happy about a bench role. Garcia, on the other hand, has been more than happy to play second fiddle.
Another sequela of the entire transaction is around the future of Miguel Gutierrez who has been linked with a return to the club. Should Davies arrive, the option of bringing the player back from Girona is completely ruled out.
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Real Madrid’s Dumfries opens up on facing former club Inter Milan: ‘A very special match’
Real Madrid and Inter Milan produced a thrilling and dramatic contest at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, with the hosts eventually securing a 2-1 victory in their opening UEFA Champions League league-phase fixture.
First half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde proved to be enough for Los Blancos, although Inter put up an excellent fight and will feel unlucky to have returned with nothing to show for their efforts.
As for Real Madrid, they had enough chances to win by a more comfortable margin, but found themselves under pressure during the final stages, especially after spurning several goalscoring opportunities, while Inter pulled a goal back.
A special night for Dumfries
That assessment was shared by Jose Mourinho after the match, while summer signing Denzel Dumfries also acknowledged the difficulties Real Madrid faced against his former club.
For Dumfries, the evening was particularly meaningful because of his five years with the Nerazzurri before he joined the Merengues this past summer.
“It was a very special match for me. I met up with all my friends again, the people I played with for five years. I love them all very much, but in the end I’m happy that we won,” he said, as quoted by Defensa Central.
The Dutchman also recognised the quality of the opposition.
“I’d say very well. I know Inter’s qualities. They have very strong players, but so do we. It was an incredible game. I think we deserved it, but Inter are undoubtedly a very strong team,” he added.
Dumfries’ comments underlined the challenge Mourinho’s side faced, particularly with Madrid missing several important midfielders.
Settling in well
Dumfries joined Real Madrid as a replacement for former captain Dani Carvajal, who left the club as a free agent at the end of the last season.
The 30-year-old right-back was signed for a fee of €20 million at the request of Mourinho and has, so far, settled in nicely at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The Netherlands international has started four of Real Madrid’s five matches so far in the 2026/27 season, suggesting that he might be ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold in the pecking order under Mourinho.
Hala_Madrid
November 16, 2024 at 6:55 pm
I believe Madrid should sell Mendy and keep Garcia.