Real Madrid’s First Signing for the Next Season: Neither Mbappé nor Alphonso Davies

While many ponder over Mbappé or Alphonso Davies, reality tells a different story. This would be Real Madrid’s first signing for the upcoming season.

Not Kylian Mbappé or Alphonso Davies. Beyond them, a series of operations are heating up around the future of Real Madrid, where specific names are becoming vital to bolster Carlo Ancelotti’s squad. A name that has been on the radar for several months is gaining traction to become part of the next lineup.

It’s the law of staying on top, or rather, a policy already made reality by a Real Madrid that never stops improving its roster each season. As one glorious season behind closed doors at Valdebebas draws to a close, the focus shifts to surpassing it in the upcoming one. Big names will depart, and others will arrive.

And the first one we must acknowledge as an official signing is none other than Rafa Marín, who, after a successful stint at Alavés, is increasingly close to returning to his lifelong home. The defender shines at Mendizorroza while the shadow of Nacho begins to cast what seem to be his final moments at the Bernabéu.

Fourth or Fifth Center-back José Ángel Sánchez has been one of the main advocates for a defender who nearly achieved promotion with Castilla last season and who, in his first experience at the elite level, has justified all the expectations Real Madrid had placed on him. The only remaining question is what role he will play in the next squad hierarchy-wise.

If Lenny Yoro arrives, Rafa Marín seems poised to be the fifth center-back, provided names like Rudiger or Militao remain in the squad. Also, there’s David Alaba, who will return from injury in midsummer and will be evaluated day by day by Valdebebas’s medical staff. A son of Castilla returns home.