Real Madrid transfer rumor: Xabi Alonso is “eyeing” midfielders from Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Liverpool

Posted by onkasports July 16, 2025
Real Madrid transfer rumor: Xabi Alonso is “eyeing” midfielders from Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Liverpool

Real Madrid 'eyeing' moves for three midfielders at different European rivals

According to reports, Real Madrid is debating whether to make a bold move to acquire at least one of the three central midfield players at other teams.

It’s clear that Xabi Alonso has a lot of work ahead of him to wrest the La Liga title back from Barcelona after their 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semi-finals.

Over the past six weeks, Los Blancos has already signed Franco Mastantuono, Alvaro Carreras, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Dean Huijsen.

However, there is a significant gap in the Real Madrid engine room now that Luka Modric has left for AC Milan.

Fichajes claims that Alonso and club officials have worked together to determine three possible targets for the midfield center.

Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister pictured on April 13, 2025

According to the report, the shortlist includes Nicolo Barella of Inter Milan, Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool, and Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea.

This is true even though it has been claimed that the Real Madrid board understands that it will be challenging to work out a deal for any of the three to leave during the summer transfer window.

According to reports, Alexis Mac Allister has already turned down Bayern Munich’s offer and pledged his future to the Premier League winners.

Fernandez has a long-term deal with Chelsea, the reigning world champions, who are worth more than the £106.8 million they paid for the Argentina international in January 2023.

Even though Barella still has four years left on his contract at San Siro, he is arguably the most likely arrival at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso on June 18, 2025

According to the report, Alonso is keen to add “a brain in midfield” to wrap up the club’s summer business, even though he has greatly improved his defense.

According to the club’s management, they are pleased to attempt to combine their existing options in that section of the field.

His first five picks are Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni, Dani Ceballos, Federico Valverde, and Eduardo Camavinga; Ardu Guler and Mastantuono are added for more complex roles.