The 2025/26 season is one Los Blancos fans will want to forget. Xabi Alonso’s tenure ended in a mid-season sacking, his replacement Alvaro Arbeloa couldn’t stop the rot, and the club finished the campaign without a single piece of silverware. The board’s response was unambiguous: a full reset, headlined by the return of José Mourinho and a ruthless overhaul of the squad.
Out With the Old
Madrid cleared significant deadwood this summer. Gonzalo Garcia, Cesar Palacios, Fran Garcia, Mario Martin, and Fran Gonzalez all moved on, while Dani Ceballos, Dani Carvajal, and David Alaba departed on free transfers — the end of an era, especially for captain Carvajal. Franco Mastantuono was loaned out to get more minutes under his belt elsewhere.
In With the New
The arrivals tell the story of a club meaning business again. Yan Diomande led the charge as a €140 million signing from RB Leipzig, joined by Marc Cucurella, Carlos Espi, and Denzel Dumfries in the paid window. On top of that, Madrid pulled off the free-transfer coups of the summer by landing both Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate at no cost. According to The Hard Tackle, who reviewed the window in full, all of this adds up to an impressive 8.5 out of 10 summer for the club.
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