Real Madrid's Summer Rebuild: Three More Signings Planned
Real Madrid’s summer is already noisy. It may be about to get louder.
Six signings are through the door, yet inside Valdebebas the message is clear: the rebuild is only halfway done. Journalist Juanma Rodriguez, speaking to Defensa Central, insists the club are working on three more additions before the window shuts – with a centre-back and a midfielder at the heart of the plan.
This is not a light touch-up. It is a full renovation to fit José Mourinho’s blueprint.
Six in already – and still not enough
Real Madrid moved early. Very early.
Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Ibrahima Konaté and Denzel Dumfries arrived before the World Cup, a quartet that instantly raised the squad’s technical level and competitive edge. After that first wave, Carlos Espi and Yan Diomande were promoted into the first-team setup, giving Mourinho more options and more energy.
On paper, six deals would satisfy most clubs. Madrid are not most clubs.
Rodriguez’s information cuts through any sense of completion. “There will be more moves, from what I'm told. I understand there will be three signings. One of them is a centre-back and another a midfielder. I mean, beyond what has already been signed,” he said.
So the number climbs from six to nine. The scale of this rebuild suddenly looks very different.
Mourinho’s demands shape the market
Everything points in the same direction: this is Mourinho’s squad now, or at least it will be by the end of August.
He wants more depth at the back. Not just a body, but a centre-back who can genuinely compete for a starting spot and handle the demands of a long season. The need has grown sharper as the Portuguese coach pushes for greater defensive security and internal competition.
In midfield, the request is even more specific. Mourinho is looking for a positional midfielder, someone disciplined, protective and tactically obedient, a player who can sit in front of the defence and bring balance to a team that already has creativity and flair in abundance. That profile has been on his list from the moment he walked into Valdebebas.
The message to the board has been consistent. The recruitment drive reflects that.
Bastoni, Asencio and a defensive domino
At centre-back, one name keeps coming back: Alessandro Bastoni.
The Italian defender is understood to be one of Mourinho’s preferred targets. Left-footed, strong in the air, comfortable building from the back – he fits the idea of a cornerstone signing rather than a short-term patch. But there is a condition.
His arrival is tied to the future of Raul Asencio.
Asencio does not feature in Mourinho’s plans, and his departure could trigger the chain reaction Madrid need. Once he goes, the path to a new centre-back opens. Until then, the club remain in a holding pattern, ready but not yet able to move.
The equation is simple. Asencio out, Bastoni in – if all the other pieces fall into place.
Midfield search wide open
The midfield picture is less defined but just as active.
Real Madrid are monitoring several options, including Adam Wharton and Kees Smit, as they search for the right fit for that positional role. The scouting is broad, the criteria narrow: tactical intelligence, defensive awareness, and the ability to anchor a side that will spend long stretches of games on the ball but cannot afford to be exposed in transition.
Names are circulating. None is guaranteed.
What is clear is the intention. The hunt for another midfielder is live, ongoing and central to how Mourinho wants his team to function when the real football starts.
A rebuild still in motion
Six signings completed. Three more planned. A centre-back high on the list, a midfielder just behind, and one additional move still to be revealed.
Real Madrid are not tinkering; they are reshaping. The question now is not whether they will act, but how bold they are prepared to be in these final steps of the window – and which players will be trusted to carry Mourinho’s version of this team into the season ahead.
