Real Madrid

The core is Ronaldo, Ozil, Benzema, Xabi, Modric, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo and Casillas I would call that a pretty good core.

Our core is solid with great talent and youth. We just have to add the right pieces.

Adding the right pieces isn't so difficult a task as signing a capable manager who can stay and grow our squad for a long time; stability and continuity is what we need!

We bought one player last summer... one.

You just said what I think of after every less inpressive season;

Most times it's just rumours but yh, they always head for the transfer market; it's good but at thesame time it's sought of bad

jigsawwill we brought because there was no room for more players. lol. we will probably buy 5 this year

Ahhh... I would say four. lol

But I think they are warranted. A RB, a DM, a replacement striker when Higuain leaves and one more attacking player. Whats wrong with that?

RB and DM should be our main priorities and another forward should only be considered if Higuain has expressed his desire to leave (I'll stay hopeful). As for another attacking player, I'm hoping for another winger who can play behind the strikers as well. Not many of those around except Isco, Draxler, Gotze, Mata. Maybe more, but many are unavailable.

But the fourth option shouldn't be mandatory.

Its not really about this year im talking about...we really do need a right back but Its about every other year.... We have problems and we try to pay our way out of our problems instead of trying to play our way out of them.... Its been years now and its not been working.

Ramos, leave the wishlist for us fan boys (girls)! And of course the soon-to-be manager, whoever that ends up being.

I also heard Kondogbia's agent offered his player to PSG but they rejected.

I read something similar except that Real Madrid want 30 million and Juventus are offering 22 million. It was reported that chances are very likely that Higuain will leave to Turin for 25 million. Arsenal are competing with Juve but aren't putting up much of a fight compared to Juve.

I hope this is false. I want Higuain to stay at least ONE MORE season. :(

I know he will be great in italy, italy sounds too easy for higuain to succeed but honestly, the premiership is where I'll love to see him play; it is more competitve and right now; I think he could easily be one of the biggest forwards there.. I think Wenger should continue pushing for him.

But Juve is also a great Destination and could really do with a forward in him; but their style of play is not higuains; the long balls, strikers playing deep.. It's not a south american game

i hope he stays :/

IF TRUE, then thats goood goood news. He is class.

I hear Morata will be loaned to Sevilla and Jese might be included in the deal instead. Seems more fitting since it would be like-for-like, no?

But, I rather we sign Isco without offering Morata or Jese. If it comes to that, I'll be a very happy Madridista. :)

I read Jese might be going to Leverkusen seeing the success Carvajal over there.

Time will tell what's going to happen with Jese and Morata. Although I'm stoked for Isco. I said months ago we needed to go after this kid. Hopefully the deal will go through.

A temporary move to Leverkusen would be good for Jese considering how well Carvajal did. However, we'd have to look up their wingers first to see if Jese has a good shot at getting play time. Before Carvajal, I don't think Leverkusen had a lot of RB's.

We will go to war with Manchester City this summer over Isco and Cavani I believe.

We can win those wars but I hope we do it using our name not the money...

If we sign Isco does that mean it will be the end of the Bale rumors and the end of Di Maria's career at Madrid?

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No and no.

Doesn't Isco play on the wing? Or is a central mid fielder.

Competition, thy name is Isco. Di Maria wouldn't have to leave. He would just have to compete for his spot for the first time in his life. I hope we sign Isco for that reason more than anything else.

Realfan, my friend, I don't think Bale is leaving this summer even if we didn't sign Isco. I don't want you to get your hopes up.

Hey I would happy if Bale stayed at Spurs and helped AVB get even a better name as a manager. I think AVB is a great manager and if he gets the right players he can take Spurs in the CL next season...and in order for Spurs to make CL they need to keep Bale! I'm sick and tired of Arsenal making it every year and getting knocked out in the first round! I want a new team in the CL that's looking to actually go far...

Isco can play right behind the forwards or on either flank. In other words, he can play the traditional play making role as well as wreak havoc on the wings as a winger. His versatility coupled with the quality he possesses at such a young age (in my opinion, best young Spanish midfielder) makes him a very appealing target.

Having Isco keep Ozil and Di Maria on their toes is nothing but a benefit for us. Plus he wouldn't get anything from the media considering he's a Spaniard AND has many years to improve.

Think of Iniesta, but faster.

@White

Isco is nothing like Iniesta.

I would gladly welcome isco to madrid if he plays Ozils role better than him; we don't need to sub di maria he just needs to wake up and get back to his former self..

If isco can play a counter attacking football, shoot hard from outside box (as well as inside), skillful to get past players and not lazy or easily tired then he should join us; if not, no need..

I would rather have us poach for Christian Eriksen he is what ifeel we should have right now. But the dude loves dortmund more than anywhere right now

Kaka and ancelotti have a good relationship. He will get more time and will rotate with Ozil. Ozil needs to stop being pushed out wide for when Di Maria is benched or injured. So Isco makes perfect sense. I think Perez sees this too if he is truly wanting to sign Isco. Di Maria needs to be pushed more than anyone else. Some would say when he got his money he changed.

@Cjayzz

From what I have seen from Isco, and I have seen A LOT, he plays in a similar manner to Iniesta, just faster. It's his movement and 'swagger' (for lack of a better term) that resembles Iniesta. Perhaps his speed puts forth an illusion to cover what I believe is an Iniesta-like style.

You can't just 'wake up' a player that literally has little to no competition for that winger role. Even when Di Maria wasn't on form, you'd see Ozil play on the right rather than his expected back up, Callejon. So yes, giving Di Maria some competition (even keeping him off because of his direct competition) should help him rediscover his form. Unlike some of our other players, even when he's not on song, he still doesn't provide us with anything that amounts to something good. So I think he needs this.

And if you asked those question about Isco because you think Ozil is incapable or simply doesn't have those qualities/characteristics, than I have a good reason to believe you are starting to become a bit biased against Ozil.

Ozil can shoot from outside the box, inside as well, can EASILY get past players, and is no longer easily tired. If you have an issue with his 'defending' you should have addressed Mourinho on that one while he was still here. Just to remind you, Ozil has scored 9 goals in La Liga, and is part of our midfield who has scored the most amount of goals in La Liga (Di Maria second with 7, Modric with 3, etc).

As for Eriksen, I have my doubts on him. I'd like to see him play for another club first before I consider him to be someone we really need.

You mean 'another' top striker is on the way. Benzema and Higuain are both top strikers, don't forget!

With the exception of Di Maria, I've heard rumours regarding Khedira and Pepe to those destinations. Pepe I will get over, but Khedira shouldn't move. Khedira plays a vital role under us and there really isn't another player THAT similar to him with all his experience, unless we're looking to play a totally different style under our new manager.

If Khedira were to move we would have to sign TWO defensive mids. Not going to happen.

Benzema agent already said he isn't going anywhere.

Di Maria is still up the the air as well as Pepe.

I think if Carlo comes in, he will bring in one of those DM he has in PSG. Modric will be a starter for sure next season an with a new CDM why wouldn't Khedira move? I too don't want it to happen, but I have a feeling it will happen.

If we sign Isco or Bale then Di Maria is gone for sure. He wants regular football and if we sign a player like Bale there is no way he will get that.

I don't know why everyone is so anti Pepe. I can still remember MOST of us here calling him one of the best CB in the world and deserves a spot in that Team of the Year team. *cough cough*

Khedira wouldn't want to move (or I think he wouldn't want to move) because he has everything here. He loves the club (rather honourably actually), loves the city, the culture, the people, is getting paid well, and playing for the biggest club in world football. He's also a starter. So I don't see why he'd want to move on.

And the club would definitely be looking to keep him here. But, stranger things have happened...

You are right Realfan about that, I remember many who didnt agree with my thoughts of having cashed in on Pepe 2 seasons ago, with that very line.

That was last season Pepe. What happened last season doesn't mean it will be the same this season. Last season Pepe was arguably the best CB in La Liga (probably only second to Ramos if anything), and I certainly thought he deserved to be on TOTS. This season has been different though. He's not even a shadow of his former self, the Pepe that brought fear into attackers.

At the age of 30(?) I wouldn't mind if he left. I don't mind if he stays, but I would get over it rather quickly if he left compared to someone like Higuain, for example.

Actually if we sign a player like Bale the newcomer is the one that will have to fight for his spot constantly Di Maria is superior to the welsh.

^welshman*

Was it really our offer? And that is a poor move from us actually. Bale shouldn't be worth that much. Let's see if he can increase on this one stand-out season first.

Though even then, I don't want another Galactico.

Yes it was,or so I read/heard...Yeah Marcelo is a great player I don't see why we should sell him really,if not for his recent injury he would be as effective for the team as G.Bale (for winger position not striker)

I may not be the biggest fan of Di Maria but I still think that he has so much potential he just needs to stop being selfish and become a team player..So no it's not good to sell him now (if he wishes to stay)

Higuain however...I don't care if he stays or leaves,call me a hater if you want but imo he had his chance so he must leave his place for a better player (Or if he doesn't mind being benched then that's another story)

But wouldn't you want to see Higuain under our new manager first? He might surprise us and we shouldn't be so rash on letting players leave just yet.

Levy wants the buyout clause to be £50M so I'm not sure why we would offer that plus a player. Where did you get that information from? The part that throws me is Marcelo. The other two would make sense.

Higuain may very well want to leave. Have you guys considered that?

@Jigsawwill I got it from EFE (Spanish international news agency)

@White I don't know I just think that it's dangerous to keep going without a new striker...Because that same position cost us a whole season without any trophy.

At the moment it looks like Bale is leaving Spurs. AVB said Bale told him if they make CL he will stay. He never said anything about what would happen if they didn't make CL.

For the sake of making Madrid better I hope we sign him but I want him to stay in England. My dream move would be to Chelsea but that seems very unlikely.

Higuain has been good to us during his years here (was influential in winning titles for us too) so I think the least we can do is remain patient with him under new circumstances.

@Jigsaw

I'll be pretty disappointed if he does, but he did say he'd like to win the CL with us before he considers moving on after we won La Liga last season.

I think one of our two strikers is leaving.