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Chapter one · read the club

Real Madrid,read in full.

The side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · too few players, ageing
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · defensive midfield · too few players
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Joan García
Club
FC Barcelona
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Barcelona in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Real Madrid's minutes. Market value .
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Club
Manchester City
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Manchester City in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Real Madrid's minutes. Market value .
Gregor Kobel
Club
Borussia Dortmund
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Borussia Dortmund in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Real Madrid's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Guillaume Restes
Club
FC Toulouse
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Toulouse in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Toulouse sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Real Madrid. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for RC Lens in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. A move that can happen: RC Lens sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Real Madrid. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Elia Caprile
Club
Cagliari Calcio
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Cagliari Calcio in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Cagliari Calcio sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Real Madrid. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Matthieu Epolo
Club
Standard Liège
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Standard Liège's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Nazar Domchak
Club
Karpaty Lviv
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Karpaty Lviv's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro
Club
AZ Alkmaar
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Andriy Lunin () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of AZ Alkmaar's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: defensive midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Ryan Gravenberch
Club
Liverpool FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
In style he is in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for interceptions, the top for share of duels won and the top for passes ( league season). Next to Aurélien Tchouameni, the last of Real Madrid's regular starters there (a deep-lying playmaker), he would add dribbles completed: he is ahead of of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Aurélien Tchouameni ahead of . Closest in style: J. Cardoso. The most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Real Madrid's minutes. Market value .
Adam Wharton
Club
Crystal Palace
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A deep-lying playmaker: in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for interceptions and the top for chances created ( league season). Next to Aurélien Tchouameni, the last of Real Madrid's regular starters there (a deep-lying playmaker), he would add chances created: he is ahead of of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Aurélien Tchouameni ahead of . The second most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Real Madrid's minutes. The Guardian's Rumour Mill has linked him with Real Madrid in report over the past year. Market value .
Kobbie Mainoo
Club
Manchester United
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A ball-winning midfielder: in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed and the top for duels contested ( league season). Next to Aurélien Tchouameni, the last of Real Madrid's regular starters there (a deep-lying playmaker), he would add duels contested: he is ahead of of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Aurélien Tchouameni ahead of . The third most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Real Madrid's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Alex Scott
Club
AFC Bournemouth
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for AFC Bournemouth in the past year's matches on record. That is more than Aurélien Tchouameni, the last of Real Madrid's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: AFC Bournemouth sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Real Madrid. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Marc Bernal
Club
FC Barcelona
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Aurélien Tchouameni () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Barcelona's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Jobe Bellingham
Club
Borussia Dortmund
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Aurélien Tchouameni, the last of Real Madrid's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of Borussia Dortmund's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Archie Gray
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
That is more than Aurélien Tchouameni, the last of Real Madrid's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of Tottenham Hotspur's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Real Madrid today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Real Madrid
league points · Real Madrid
league goals scored · Real Madrid
league goals conceded · Real Madrid
recent league results, oldest first · Real Madrid
market value (Transfermarkt, as of June 2026) · Arda Guler

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Barcelona v Real Madrid

Barcelona win

Draw

Real Madrid win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

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