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Presidential elections are the spark of revolution
The victory of Florentino Perez in the new presidential term of “Real” until 2030 is considered the beginning of a revolution in the Santiago Bernabeu fortress.
Perez won the election of Real Madrid on June 7beating his rival Enrique Riquelme with 65% of the vote.
Since then, according to the paper, “Brand:Real Madrid completed 13 signings between new and departing players, in addition to youth academy players, making June a truly royal month under Perez’s tutelage.
Alvaro Arbeloa was the first victim of this crisis. The former Castilla manager, who took charge of the first team midway through the season to put out a smoldering fire, left his post with no chance of success in the Spanish league or the Champions League.
He was given the difficult task of interim coach to keep the team stable while a permanent replacement was chosen, and the person who took over was an old loanee. Jose Mourinho, who was officially announced on June 11, has signed a three-year contract until June 2029.
Real Madrid paid Benfica 15 million euros, a sum that was doubled after the election, so the coach who won everything but the Champions League in Spain between 2010 and 2013 is back and now has to defuse dressing room crises, manage player departures and promote what is needed.
Before June began its activities in the transfer market, May had already witnessed the farewell of football players. On May 23, fans at the Santiago Bernabeu rose to their feet, raising their chairs high, in a scene reminiscent of that iconic image of the team en route to a fourteenth Champions League title, to bid farewell to Dani Carvajal and David Alaba, whose contracts expire on June 30.
Carvajal left as the second most expensive player in Real Madrid history with 27 trophies, just one behind Modric. As for Alaba, who was no longer the same after tearing his ACL in December 2023, he followed suit with 11 titles.
A third name has joined that list, but in a cooler way: Dani Ceballos, who Mourinho didn’t count on and who the club allowed to leave for free despite being under contract.
While the exit door revolved, the entrance door continued to revolve, and this is where Mourinho made his mark with experienced physical reinforcements. First to arrive were Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries (not yet officially known), who were announced during the election as direct evidence of campaign promises; The full-back moved from Inter Milan for a €20 million release clause with the aim of competing with Trent Alexander-Arnold for the right-back position.
Manchester City free agent Bernardo Silva then officially joined on June 17 with a contract extension until 2028, with Real beating Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the race to sign the Portuguese international.
The latest to join is Mark Koukuria from Chelsea in a deal worth around €60m with add-ons, which runs until 2032.
Endrik also returned from his loan spell to Lyon, where he regained his goalscoring flair and confidence, this time without the need for a new suitcase.
The Royal Club decided to keep the 19-year-old Brazilian to participate in the pre-season stage and reserved his place in the starting line-up under the leadership of Mourinho.
The economic productivity of the youth academy also played an important role. First, Mario Martin moved to Getafe, where the club activated the release clause in his contract, paying €3.5 million for 50% of his rights, with Real Madrid retaining the other half and priority to buy him.
After that, Victor Munoz moved to “Liverpool” with a release clause for 40 million euros, of which “Real” received 20 million euros. But in this case, there was no repurchase clause, only the right of priority.
The latest deal of the month was that of Nico Paz, who broke records to become the second most expensive academy graduate in history, behind only Alvaro Morata.
Real Madrid sold the remaining 50% of their rights to Como for €60 million, agreeing to the player’s wish to stay in Italy for another year, but reserving the right to unilaterally buy him back for around €80 million in 2027.
With the addition of Nico and Viktor, the club earned around €80 million from two players who were expected to play a supporting role. So La Fabrica is back to being a major source of profit ahead of the crucial season.
