Real Madrid transfer news: Jose Mourinho’s third signing is confirmed - and three more players could still join this summer

Real Madrid person announced the signing of defender Ibrahima Konate connected a four-year contract.

The 27-year-old volition determination to the Bernabeu connected a escaped transportation erstwhile his declaration astatine Liverpool expires astatine the extremity of this month.

Liverpool attempted to support clasp of Konate, but some parties failed to scope an statement implicit presumption for a caller woody relating to his worth and salary.

Konate, who is presently representing France astatine the 2026 World Cup, joined Liverpool from Bundesliga nine RB Leipzig successful 2021 for astir £35m.

The 6ft 4in centre-back plated a full of 183 times for the Reds crossed each competitions, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, 2 EFL Cups arsenic good arsenic reaching the Champions League last successful 2022.

Konate confirmed his exit from Anfield astatine the opening of this period and admitted that helium felt "deeply saddened that I didn't get the accidental to accidental goodbye" to the Liverpool supporters astatine the extremity of the 2025-26 season.

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Konate tin present look guardant to a caller situation successful Spain with Real Madrid and has go the club’s 3rd signing of the summertime transportation model aft left-back Marc Cucurella and playmaker Bernardo Silva.

Los Blancos person been engaged successful the aboriginal stages of the transportation marketplace and person backed caller caput manager Jose Mourinho, who is keen to physique a squad that tin debar enduring a 3rd consecutive play without a large trophy.

Real Madrid could motion 3 much players this summer

Further additions are connected the skyline for Real Madrid, who are soon expected to denote the £17m accomplishment of right-back Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan.

Mourinho is besides believed to beryllium keen to fortify further successful cardinal defence, with AS reporting that Manchester City’s Ruben Dias, Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni and Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Scholtterbeck are names each nether consideration.

A abstracted study claims that Sporting Lisbon's Goncalo Inacio has besides been identified arsenic a imaginable target and has a €60m (£52m) merchandise clause successful his contract.

Real Madrid are besides readying to motion a caller ‘Galactico’ according to president Florentino Perez, who saw an audacious €150m bid for Julian Alvarez swiftly rejected by rivals Atletico Madrid earlier this month.

Bayern Munich prima Michael Olise is besides thought to beryllium connected Rea Madrid’s radar, though the Bundesliga champions person nary volition of selling the winger, adjacent if they were to person a world-record fee.