Overview
- Madrid do not plan senior January signings, with the already-arranged Endrick loan to Lyon the only winter move.
- Ibrahima Konaté and Dayot Upamecano are effectively off the table for 2026, with Upamecano’s package deemed excessive and renewal talks advancing at Bayern, and Konaté dropped over form concerns.
- Scouting has intensified on Jeremy Jacquet as a developmental bet and Nico Schlotterbeck as an established option for a summer addition.
- Officials are weighing a low-cost route by re-signing former academy defender Jacobo Ramon from Como via a reported €8m buy-back clause.
- Xabi Alonso’s push for a January midfielder was rejected as the club points to depth and academy options, while calls on Antonio Rudiger and Dani Carvajal are deferred until later in the season.