Dumfries kick off the Real Madrid era by teasing Barcelona.

Dutchman Denzel Dumfries kicked off the Real Madrid era after officially signing for the club with a quick start to Barcelona ahead of the start of the new season.

Real Madrid today, Sunday, announced a 4-year official contract with DumfriesThis comes after the Dutch team’s 2026 World Cup campaign.

The Dutch team said goodbye to the World Cup, losing to Morocco on penalties in the 32nd final of the tournament.

According to the newspaper “Brand:Dumfries shared his first video as a new Real Madrid player via the Stories feature on his Instagram account. It contains many simple and obscure messages, accompanied by a mixture of enthusiastic music and the hymn “La Decima” (10).

In the video, Dumfries appears at the dimly lit Santiago Bernabeu stadium on a white horse in his new team’s colours, a Peaky Blinders-inspired look and a vintage pocket watch that reads 22:22 (his number is 22 in the Netherlands and 2 in Milan).

Above all, he has a tattoo on his leather saddle of his famous goal against Barcelona in the first leg of the 2025 Champions League semi-final, in which Inter Milan defeated the Catalan club with two goals from Dumfries.

Dumfries also took the opportunity to say goodbye to Inter Milan, the club where he played for 5 years, winning two Italian league championships, three Italian Cups and three Italian Super Cups.

The Dutchman said: “These five years have been a wonderful journey, full of unforgettable moments, great joys and also some difficulties. The young man who came on his first adventure abroad leaves today a man with a wife and three children, and a heart filled with gratitude and precious memories.”