His arrival at Real Madrid is not official, but there is no doubt. While Marco Silva has taken his place on the Benfica side, José Mourinho will return to Casa Blanca where he was the conductor between 2010 and 2013. The Portuguese technician who was one of the promises of President Florentino Pérez in the event that he is re-elected, will have to help the Merengues recover after two rather disappointing seasons. And in this context, the summer transfer window promises to be particularly hectic.
Moreover, certain movements will arrive with the return of Endrick after his successful loan to Olympique Lyonnais. Nico Paz should also be bought via the 9 million euro clause that the Merengues have. If Florentino Pérez intends to attract a creative environment and has already presented the desire to bring about a transfer worth 150 million euros to change the face of Real Madrid, José Mourinho sees another priority project. According to Marcastrengthening the defense is a major priority for the former FC Porto and Chelsea player.
José Mourinho wants to strengthen the defense
It must be said that the observation is relentless over the last two seasons. Conceding 84 goals in 68 matches during the 2024/2025 season, Real Madrid has resolved certain concerns, but still concedes a few too many goals. During the financial year which ended, Casa Blanca conceded 64 goals in 56 matches. A rather disappointing record which also pushed Real Madrid to move quickly. Ibrahima Konaté is on track to arrive from Liverpool to strengthen the central axis alongside Antonio Rüdiger, Dean Huijsen, Eder Militao and Raul Asencio. On the right side, the departure of Dani Carvajal should be compensated by the arrival of Denzel Dumfries for around 20 million euros from Inter Milan.
Two interesting reinforcements for Real Madrid, but José Mourinho wants a second high-level central and a starting left-back, he who is not convinced by Alvaro Carreras, Fran Garcia and Ferland Mendy. Able to occupy both positions, Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) and Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) are particularly appreciated by the Madrid club for their versatility. Being able to meet the demands of José Mourinho, these two profiles would also leave more freedom to the right side who will be Trent Alexander-Arnold or Denzel Dumfries. The best attack is defense for José Mourinho in the transfer window.
