Endrick a doubt for the Espanyol opener
Endrick trained separately and is now a question for the LaLiga opener against Espanyol on Saturday (3). No confirmation yet on the severity. Mourinho starts his second spell in Barcelona without a clean squad list for the first matchday.
Bernardo Silva is official
Bernardo Silva was presented Wednesday as Real Madrid's newest signing, arriving from Manchester City (4). He did not hide what the move means to him: \"Playing at a club like this is not for everyone\" (4). The midfielder has called it a long-held dream, and now it is done.
Camavinga and Tchouaméni, exit doors still open
Madrid have not shut the door on late Premier League moves for Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni (2). The club is still working to offload players while hunting midfield reinforcements (1). Nothing is agreed, but both names remain on the table as the window nears its end.
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Young Racing midfielder in your sights
Real Madrid have accelerated the signing of Sergio Martínez, the young Racing Santander midfielder (6). This is a profile for the future, not the present, with Villarreal also linked. Madrid see something in him worth moving quickly for (6).
Julián Álvarez gets a price tag
Madrid have set a price for Julián Álvarez and locked down an express signing (7). The same reports carry doubts over Rodri, whose name has been tied to the Bernabéu for a while (7). Deco, from the Barcelona side, had his own verdict on Rodri: \"He wasn't in our plans\" (11).
Mourinho is already talking
Mourinho has opinions, and he is not sitting on them. On Arda Güler's future role: \"The same thing will happen to him as happened to Modrić, he will end up playing as an eight\" (8). On the defender he wants: \"I want Diomande, whether it is 80 or 120 is not my business\" (9). On the Negreira case from his first spell: \"When I was here, I already smelled something\" (10).
Season format
Madrid's last LaLiga result was a 4–2 home win over Athletic Club on May 23. Mourinho's second spell opens Saturday at Espanyol, 21:30 CEST, then Real Sociedad come to the Bernabéu on Wednesday, August 26, and Málaga on Sunday, August 30. The title chase starts now.
