Real Madrid is looking for a new generation of midfield core

A 0-4 defeat brings not only a trophy to a club like Real Madrid, but more importantly, it is like a mirror that clearly reflects the team's lineup construction problems. This defeat also made the new head coach Xavi Alonso more determined to strengthen his midfield position. He made it clear to the club that a new "conductor" needs to be introduced to control the rhythm of the game.

Let's look at Real Madrid's current midfielders. Although there are top players such as Bellingham, Valverde, and Chu'améni, their characteristics are more about impact, coverage and defensive hardness. After the two masters, Kroos and Modric, left one after another, the team lacked a "brain" in the midfield that could control the game with passing and rhythm. This problem is exposed when young Arda Guller can't combed the team stably in a high-intensity confrontation against Paris Saint-Germain. Therefore, Real Madrid's next signing goal is very clear. Let’s analyze several potential candidates. The first category is the "tactical direct line" or "style successor". For example, Angelo Stiller of Stuttgart is said to have received recommendations from Cross himself, which shows that his technical style and style of playing football may be very similar to Cross. Another, Leverkusen's Palacios, is a player Alonso was very familiar with and trusted when coaching the "pharmaceutical factory". He understands Alonso's tactical requirements, does not need to adapt, and the transfer fee is relatively reasonable. These two players are relatively low-risk choices that are purely considered from the perspective of tactical fit. The second category is a larger investment and a future-oriented "potential investment". For example, Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea and Adam Walton of Crystal Palace. Enzo has proved himself in the World Cup, but his development at Chelsea is not particularly smooth, and the transfer fee will be very high. Walton is currently one of the most popular young midfielders in England. Introducing him will be a competition with many giants. Both options are betting on players' extremely high talent limits. The third category is a very pragmatic and extremely "cost-performance" choice, which is Stanislav Lobotka of Naples. Although he is 30 years old, he is in a very stable state and is the core of the midfield for Napoli to win the Serie A championship. His experience, defensive interception and control of rhythm are all needed by Real Madrid. More importantly, he has a termination clause of only 25 million euros, which can be said to be very cost-effective in today's market.

So let's see, Real Madrid actually has several different ideas and choices in midfield signing. Who they will introduce in the end will depend on the club's budget and Alonso's final positioning for the team's future midfield style.