The voting booths are officially closing at Concha Espina. While the socios finish casting their final ballots in today’s historic presidential election, the structural blueprint for the 2026/27 campaign is already completely written. All indicators point to Florentino Pérez retaining his throne in a landslide victory over Enrique Riquelme—and that means the second coming of José Mourinho is about to become a reality.
“The Special One” isn’t wasting a single second. According to an exclusive report from Defensa Central, the Portuguese tactician has already handed a definitive, five-man summer wishlist to the board to completely overhaul a squad that has struggled with balance and structural discipline.
The Two Done Deals: Shoring Up the Defense
Mourinho’s primary assessment of last season’s failures was clear: the backline was entirely too fragile and easily frustrated by top-tier opposition. To rectify this, the club has already ruthlessly executed the first two demands on his list, with both operations completely closed and merely awaiting the formal post-election announcement:
- Ibrahima Konaté: Arriving as an absolute free-agent masterstroke from Liverpool, the 6’4″ Frenchman provides the raw, towering aerial dominance and recovery pace that Mourinho historically demands from his central anchors.
- Denzel Dumfries: Real Madrid triggered the Dutch powerhouse’s €25 million release clause from Inter Milan, giving Mourinho a fiercely physical, defensive-minded weapon to lock down the flanks.
The Three Remaining Targets: Technical Mastery and Italian Steel
With the standard full-back and center-back depth stabilized, Mourinho’s remaining three requests focus heavily on injecting technical maturity, tactical flexibility, and press-resistant control into the side.
| Mourinho’s Active Transfer Requests | Current Club | Primary Tactical Role Under Mourinho |
| Bernardo Silva | Manchester City | Elite press-resistance, creative orchestrator to ease the post-Kroos transition. |
| Riccardo Calafiori | Arsenal | Aggressive, left-footed ball-playing center-back; high tactical IQ for a low-block. |
| Matheus Fernandes | Bragantino | A highly rated, gritty defensive midfield engine to restore midfield steel. |
The pursuit of Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva is a clear indicator that Mourinho wants world-class, experienced game-management to control the tempo of matches. Meanwhile, adding Arsenal’s Riccardo Calafiori provides a brilliant left-footed solution that allows Mourinho to completely phase out Álvaro Carreras, who has reportedly found himself entirely out of the manager’s favor.
Pérez’s Tuesday Mission: The €150M Galáctico Bonus
What makes this summer project truly terrifying for the rest of Europe is that Pérez isn’t just stopping at Mourinho’s five personal requests. The president is on an unyielding mission to restore Real Madrid to absolute global dominance, and he is prepared to hand Mourinho an extraordinary piece of extra ammunition.
In addition to the baseline wishlist, Pérez is moving forward with his promised, record-shattering €150 million Galáctico bid, scheduled to be officially tabled this Tuesday.
All signs point to Bayern Munich’s electric winger Michael Olise being the designated target. While the Bavarian hierarchy has continually insisted that Olise is completely untouchable, Pérez believes a historic financial package, combined with the allure of playing in Mourinho’s hyper-vertical transition system alongside Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, and Vinícius Jr., will be impossible to turn down.
RMxtra Verdict: The Ultimate War Machine
Enrique Riquelme spent the final days of his campaign warning voters of a fabricated “serious financial crisis.” Today, the board has responded by casually preparing a six-player, multi-million euro summer onslaught that completely reinforces every single weak point in the squad.
Mourinho identified the lack of steel in the defense and the lack of control in the midfield, and Florentino Pérez is giving him exactly what he wants. The election is coming to an end, the votes are being tallied, but the construction of the most ruthless team in football history has already begun.