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After several years, during which the Madrid club carefully studied its finances, entering the transfer market only for certain players (Camavinga arrived in 2021, Chuamení and Joselu in 2022, Guler and Bellingham in 2023), the "royal" club has postponed its austerity policy, according to Mundo Deportivo.
The incredible Barça of Hansi Flick and Lamine Yamal forced the Madrid club to respond by taking out their wallets and restarting the project. Florentino Perez entrusted the new team to Xabi Alonso after saying goodbye to Carlo Ancelotti.
The Cream have already signed Dean Heusen (€58m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (€10m). Further investments are planned for Franco Mastantuono (€45m) and Alvaro Carreras (€50m). In total, Madrid will spend around €165m, and there may be other acquisitions for the Club World Cup, which is a priority for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid haven't spent this much money since the summer of 2019, six years ago, when Eden Hazard (€120 million), Luka Jović (€63 million), Eder Militao (€50 million), Ferland Mendy (€48 million) and Rodrygo (€45 million) arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu for a combined €330 million. It was the most expensive transfer window in the club's history, surpassing the 2009 season, when Real Madrid invested €258 million in the transfers of Cristiano Ronaldo (€94 million), Kaka (€75 million), Benzema (€35 million), Xabi Alonso (€35 million), Raúl Albiol (€15 million), Granero (€4 million), Arbeloa (€4 million) and Negredo (€5 million).