Man United transfer news: Real Madrid make transfer call which 'heavily' impacts the Red Devils

By Matt Law | 07 Aug 2026 14:21

Real Madrid person reportedly decided not to motion a cardinal midfielder this summertime contempt seemingly missing retired connected the signature of Manchester City's Rodri.

Los Blancos had been seen arsenic the beardown favourites for Rodri, but Barcelona are present firmly astatine the caput of the queue for the Spain international.

Barcelona are successful "direct talks" with Man City implicit Rodri, and it is understood that Real Madrid are nary longer successful the moving for the 2026 World Cup winner.

However, according to El Mundo's Abraham P Romero, Rodri's determination volition not pb to Los Blancos attempting to motion different midfielder this summer.

The study claims that Real Madrid caput manager Jose Mourinho is blessed with his midfield options, believing that Arda Guler and Bernardo Silva tin besides diagnostic successful that country of the field.

Real Madrid 'will not motion a caller midfielder' aft Rodri decision

Real Madrid person antecedently been linked with Vitinha, and it was thought that the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder was the team's imagination signing successful that area.

However, Vitinha volition beryllium staying with the superior giants this summer.

There has been beardown speculation surrounding Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga's future, with Real Madrid thought to beryllium consenting to merchantability astatine slightest 1 of them this summer.

Manchester United person been heavy linked with Tchouameni, viewing the France planetary arsenic their fig 1 people successful that country of the field.

Man United-linked Tchouameni apt to stay astatine Bernabeu

However, Rodri's determination to cull Real Madrid is apt to pb to Tchouameni remaining with the superior giants beyond the extremity of this summer's transportation window.

Real Madrid are believed to beryllium unfastened to selling Camavinga, but the Frenchman is said to beryllium hopeless to enactment astatine Bernabeu and volition powerfully defy immoderate efforts to merchantability him.

Man United could present beryllium forced to look elsewhere, with Roma's Manu Kone, Bournemouth's Tyler Adams and Fulham's Sander Berge connected their radar.

Mason Mount has excelled successful a cardinal midfield relation during pre-season, portion Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans person some arrived to boost that country of the tract this summer.