an XXL recruit to replace Kroos already chosen?

This summer, Real Madrid experienced some major upheavals in its squad. Kylian Mbappé landed at the forefront of the Merengue club's attack, forcing Carlo Ancelotti to review his plans when he seemed to have found the right formula at the end of last season with the Bellingham – Vinicius – Rodrygo trio. Endrick has also arrived but making room for this young prodigy seems to be a complex thing…

But the biggest change of the summer, although less often mentioned, is the retirement of Toni Kroos. The departure of the German midfielder leaves a big void in the midfield that the Merengue club clearly cannot fill, lacking its metronome in midfield. “There is no player with these characteristics on the transfer market. We will therefore have to replace him differently,” said the Real Madrid coach last May when he left.

Zubimendi, le Rodri of Real Madrid?

After a few months of trial and error, where no one in the Madrid squad seems to have taken responsibility, Real Madrid seems to have changed its mind. The Merengue club is looking for a player capable of organizing their midfield and has found him according to El Chiringuito. Columnist Gran Garrido has in fact revealed that Martin Zubimendi, the Spanish international midfielder for Real Sociedad, will be on Madrid's shelves from next summer. Can the Merengue club find its Rodri in Zubimendi? To be continued…

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