Real Madrid transfer news: Club in 'advanced' talks for key Jose Mourinho target at expense of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid are successful precocious talks with Bernardo Silva contempt involvement from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the latest study has revealed.

The summertime of 2026 looks acceptable to beryllium a hugely consequential play for Los Blancos, with the nine having appointed Jose Mourinho arsenic manager.

Having finished 2nd successful La Liga down Barcelona past term, arsenic good arsenic suffering Champions League elimination astatine the quarter-final stage, fans are keen for a fig of additions earlier the commencement of 2026-27.

The Spanish giants person already agreed deals for Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries, and are thought to beryllium closing successful connected their adjacent signing.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Real person sent a connection to Silva, who is powerfully admired by Mourinho, and talks are said to beryllium astatine an precocious signifier for the erstwhile Manchester City star.

Bernardo Silva to Real Madrid: Galactico worry?

Real Madrid person been accused successful the past of signing prima players without reasoning astir the semipermanent aboriginal of the club, arsenic evidenced by the comparative deficiency of occurrence the squad had successful their 'Galactico' epoch successful the aboriginal 2000s.

While signing Silva would marque consciousness fixed helium could inactive lend importantly contempt being 31, it remains to beryllium seen however overmuch longer helium tin support his elite levels for.

Additionally, Los Blancos already person an abundance of midfield endowment astatine the club, and though the Portuguese planetary has sizeable acquisition connected the close broadside of attack, his constricted accumulation successful the last 3rd could beryllium problematic.

Silva mightiness beryllium an fantabulous squad player, but it would beryllium concerning if Mourinho intended to marque him a cornerstone of the team's starting XI.

The assignment of former brag Mourinho is arguably problematic too, arsenic portion helium whitethorn beryllium a fashionable figure, the 63-year-old has struggled to execute occurrence since leaving Manchester United successful 2018.

Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: Florentino Perez attacking Barca?

Silva is not the lone Barcelona people that Real Madrid person pursued this summer, with Los Blancos having placed a £129m bid for Atletico Madrid guardant Julian Alvarez.

President Florentino Perez promised voters anterior to his re-election this week that the nine would people a superstar this transportation window, but fewer predicted that the nine would bid for Alvarez.

Perhaps portion of the crushed the Atletico striker was targeted was to curry favour with supporters by showing the ambition to vie against their El Clasico rivals, and that could beryllium the lawsuit with their pursuit of Silva too.