Fenerbahçe want a number 10 from Real Madrid
Fenerbahçe have put a Real Madrid player on their shortlist for the number 10 role (7). They have two candidates and one of them is at Madrid. The deal could be done as a free transfer (7). No name, no firm bid yet.
The Clásico was a 7–0 disaster
Barcelona 7–0 Real Madrid in Liga F on Sunday at the Camp Nou (5)(6). Clàudia Pina scored four goals in the first half (5). The crowd was 40,533, a record for Liga F (5). Your women's team are now five points behind Barcelona at the top (6). That one hurts.
Back on the grass, Villarreal on Saturday
Mourinho gave the players who stayed in Madrid the weekend off during the international break, and the squad returned to training (3). Villarreal are at the Bernabéu on Saturday, October 10 at 21:00 CEST. Then Roma away in the Champions League on Wednesday, October 14, and Sevilla at home on Sunday, October 18.
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Vinicius is the front-page problem
Marca led on Vinicius Junior and the need to get him back to his best (2). Same front page carried the women's defeat and the start of the Copa del Rey draw (2). Madrid sit 4th in La Liga on 15 points from 7 games, goal difference +10.
€210m from Valdebebas
Madrid's academy brought in €210 million in summer sales (1). Valdebebas kept setting records for the value of its players (1). That money funds the first team.
Mastantuono is flying, but Argentina is on his back
Franco Mastantuono has 4 goals in 8 games this season, one every 128 minutes (4). He is past a difficult first year at Madrid. On the pressure with Argentina: "I think people are really very demanding of me in Argentina" (4).
Madrid lost Fabian Ruiz to PSG in 2022
Fabian Ruiz joined PSG in 2022 because PSG knew Madrid wanted him and moved first, according to Faouzi Ghoulam (8). His words: "Fabian was at Napoli, and Ancelotti wanted to bring him back to Real Madrid. PSG, knowing Real wanted Fabian, signed him before Real Madrid even made the first move" (8).
Carvajal and Rodri, a story Madrid fans will hate
Journalist Gerard Romero says Dani Carvajal advised Rodri not to join Real Madrid before Rodri chose Barcelona this summer (9). Treat it as unconfirmed.
Madrid chase JJ Gabriel, 15
Madrid are among the clubs who have approached Manchester United's 15-year-old forward JJ Gabriel (10). PSG, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are in it too (10).
Fan reactions
The mood on r/realmadrid is frustration with squad discipline after a clip of Huijsen circulated on social media, with fans pointing to the Asencio episode as a pattern. Plenty of users are calling for the squad to tighten up fast. The thread is here.
