La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Minecache]

Atletico Madrid got an additional player for the defense from Chelsea, namely César Azpilicueta. Because his contract expired at the end of June, César Azpilicueta's status became a free agent and Atletico took advantage of this opportunity to secure the services of the Chelsea veteran. His contract with Atletico lasted for two seasons and it was a good deal for César Azpilicueta to finish his career at Atletico. Diego Simeone certainly can't wait to give direction to the former Chelsea captain and his experience will certainly provide motivation for other Atletico players.
Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1675030473834389505

César Azpilicueta's experience might mean a lot to Atletico Madrid, but at 33 years of age, of course, his quality is not as good as before and he can't play optimally anymore, but because the transfer fee is free, Atletico Madrid is a little lucky.
So far I haven't seen any significant movement in the Atletico Madrid team to improve their team to overshadow next season.

Indeed, his performance will be very far from before and considering he is already 33 years old, of course he will look more like running out of stamina before 90 minutes. However, Azpilicueta is still a defender with a lot of experience and while at Chelsea he has defended for 10 years before he finally decided to leave this summer. Atlético, indeed, there is still no significant movement for the recruitment of new players and for now Simeone must have made a list of which players they will bring in. It's only a matter of time and I'm pretty sure there will be a new striker or a new midfielder that Atletico will sign.

@Fakhrulenclix, Atletico Madrid is actually not making any big movement as you said. Which I really think that they should make otherwise they are not going to improve as a team. I remember the Atletico Madrid team being really good in the Lahm, Arda Turan era. It was probably in the 2014-2016 era. It is actually incredible to see how the team has deteriorated in terms of performance And also in terms of quality.

Atletico Madrid is lucky to get him for free. But they should understand that great players are not going to be free.

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Sevilla have reportedly transfer listed their entire squad to resolve their €90million (£77m) debt.

The Europa League winners have fallen on hard times despite confirming their return to the Champions League after winning another European title this season.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/sevilla-transfer-list-entire-squad-30364512
WTF was wrong with sevilla? Sevilla's debt was pretty small compared with the debts owned by real madrid or even barcelona. It's very bad to see that sevilla put entire of players on its main squad for sale.
I guess that if sevilla was doing, it caused by the club needs money as soon as possible to pay the debt. Sevilla needs to sell all of players but the problem is buyers can play with the value of sevilla's players.

That proves that winning europa leagu was just giving small amounts of money. Sevilla's debt is far less compared with rice's price.

With players' salaries continuing to be expensive, I also feel that the prizes obtained in a competition, league or tournament may not be able to cover the operational costs of the team as a whole. Therefore, it seems not surprising when a team still has debt even though they won a title and or a trophy in that season. Also, comparing Sevilla with Real Madrid and Barcelona, of course, Sevilla's debt is lower because after all, Real Madrid and Barcelona have always wanted to have star players, which of course will make their expenses and debts bigger.

Debt in sports is never underestimated. There is no problem in spending as much money as all parties want. But all clubs want to keep their reputation. You look closely and see how financially independent the Real Madrid club is. It is true that sports are very expensive nowadays. But that doesn't mean teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona will be in debt. I think this rumor is spread to tarnish the reputation of Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a very big club. Real Madrid club is also financially independent, so I think there is no question of Real Madrid being in debt.

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Mbappe is a great player. He also performed well with the France squad in the World Cup. Mbappe has proven his ability. He has been scoring a lot of goals every season with PSG as well. It is only natural that several teams would be interested in signing Mbappe. But since Mbappe previously said he wants to play in Madrid. For this reason, Madrid fans thought that Mbappe would join the Madrid squad as a worthy replacement for Ronaldo. But we don't see that. And now that Liverpool are willing to spend 300 million for Mbappe. So Mbappe is more likely to go to Liverpool. Because the Madrid management probably won't be interested in spending more than 300 million for Mbappe after buying Joselu.

We all know what Mbappe has achieved so far, but last season Mbappe was not too dominant in playing well for PSG, so that PSG would give up Mbappe for a fairly high transfer fee.
After all, Mbappe also felt uncomfortable playing with PSG and made it as much as possible to leave PSG and go to another big club to get better success.
Yes, right now, only Liverpool have a greater chance of getting Mbappe because they have offered such a big offer that Real Madrid has had to discourage signing Mbappe this transfer season.

[Altryist]

PSG are holding on Kylian Mbappe simply because they see a promising future with the players, Mbappe is currently with the club because he's earning massively, although he clears out his mind and wants to exits Parc des Princes. Kylian Mbappe is an outstanding player at PSG, having won the club's most important title, but the Frenchman still yearns for the Ballon d'Or, which he can't win and his chances are slim; he needs to win the UEFA Champions League if he wants to be nominated in the top three positions. I believe it is past time for him to leave the club and pursue a further comprehensible elite team in La Liga to play for; Real Madrid would fit him well, and the club has always included him on their radar.

I saw today that Real agreed with PSG all the points and Mbappe will be a Real player next week, the transfer amount will be about 180 million. It will be a good deal for everyone, Real Madrid will get a great striker that they have been interested in for a long time and for Mbappe it will be one of the best options he had, since he will have a better chance of winning the Champions League with Real than with PSG. This is my subjective opinion, but it will be very funny if PSG win the next Champions League without Mbappe. 

[Wiwo]

PSG are holding on Kylian Mbappe simply because they see a promising future with the players, Mbappe is currently with the club because he's earning massively, although he clears out his mind and wants to exits Parc des Princes. Kylian Mbappe is an outstanding player at PSG, having won the club's most important title, but the Frenchman still yearns for the Ballon d'Or, which he can't win and his chances are slim; he needs to win the UEFA Champions League if he wants to be nominated in the top three positions. I believe it is past time for him to leave the club and pursue a further comprehensible elite team in La Liga to play for; Real Madrid would fit him well, and the club has always included him on their radar.

I saw today that Real agreed with PSG all the points and Mbappe will be a Real player next week, the transfer amount will be about 180 million. It will be a good deal for everyone, Real Madrid will get a great striker that they have been interested in for a long time and for Mbappe it will be one of the best options he had, since he will have a better chance of winning the Champions League with Real than with PSG. This is my subjective opinion, but it will be very funny if PSG win the next Champions League without Mbappe. 

I was excited  for Real madrid for sealing this deal to bring in Mbappe against next season and having the word player on the team will really change a lot of things ms for the club, real Madrid did not perform at their best in the just concluded season compared to their performance in last season were their reach the champion league finals.

The 2023-2024 season is going to be a top deal for most clubs that did not perform well during the last season and most of them are making use of the transfer windows to bring in the best possible players.

[KTChampions]

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Kylian Mbappe extends his contract with PSG again. And that's what we've seen in the last few seasons as well. But if Kylian Mbappe wants to win the Champions League or the Ballon d'Or, he will definitely have to leave PSG. Because while PSG has plenty of money, they have repeatedly failed to build a stable squad. And so Liverpool or Real Madrid would be good choices for Kylian Mbappe. Liverpool will be stronger if Kylian Mbappe joins Liverpool. And Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League will also increase.

If Mbappe extends his contract with PSG again, then this will all turn into a farce. It seems to me that even the PSG fans are already tired of his inconstancy and although he is “their guy”, unlike Messi, everything can end up being booed too. After Mbappe voiced his desire not to renew the contract, in my opinion there is no turning back.

[klidex]

PSG are holding on Kylian Mbappe simply because they see a promising future with the players, Mbappe is currently with the club because he's earning massively, although he clears out his mind and wants to exits Parc des Princes. Kylian Mbappe is an outstanding player at PSG, having won the club's most important title, but the Frenchman still yearns for the Ballon d'Or, which he can't win and his chances are slim; he needs to win the UEFA Champions League if he wants to be nominated in the top three positions. I believe it is past time for him to leave the club and pursue a further comprehensible elite team in La Liga to play for; Real Madrid would fit him well, and the club has always included him on their radar.

I saw today that Real agreed with PSG all the points and Mbappe will be a Real player next week, the transfer amount will be about 180 million. It will be a good deal for everyone, Real Madrid will get a great striker that they have been interested in for a long time and for Mbappe it will be one of the best options he had, since he will have a better chance of winning the Champions League with Real than with PSG. This is my subjective opinion, but it will be very funny if PSG win the next Champions League without Mbappe. 

I was excited  for Real madrid for sealing this deal to bring in Mbappe against next season and having the word player on the team will really change a lot of things ms for the club, real Madrid did not perform at their best in the just concluded season compared to their performance in last season were their reach the champion league finals.

The 2023-2024 season is going to be a top deal for most clubs that did not perform well during the last season and most of them are making use of the transfer windows to bring in the best possible players.

Is this just unconfirmed news?
Because I haven't found official news yet if Real Madrid can recruit Mbappe to be added to Real Madrid players.
What I know is that until now, mbappe does not seem to have given any answer to the offers submitted from several clubs or maybe mbappe still feels comfortable at Paris SG or vice versa if Paris SG does not agree because maybe the Paris SG manager will only agree if mbappe is paid a high price really bigger.

[baeva]

Sevilla have reportedly transfer listed their entire squad to resolve their €90million (£77m) debt.

The Europa League winners have fallen on hard times despite confirming their return to the Champions League after winning another European title this season.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/sevilla-transfer-list-entire-squad-30364512
WTF was wrong with sevilla? Sevilla's debt was pretty small compared with the debts owned by real madrid or even barcelona. It's very bad to see that sevilla put entire of players on its main squad for sale.
I guess that if sevilla was doing, it caused by the club needs money as soon as possible to pay the debt. Sevilla needs to sell all of players but the problem is buyers can play with the value of sevilla's players.

That proves that winning europa leagu was just giving small amounts of money. Sevilla's debt is far less compared with rice's price.

With players' salaries continuing to be expensive, I also feel that the prizes obtained in a competition, league or tournament may not be able to cover the operational costs of the team as a whole. Therefore, it seems not surprising when a team still has debt even though they won a title and or a trophy in that season. Also, comparing Sevilla with Real Madrid and Barcelona, of course, Sevilla's debt is lower because after all, Real Madrid and Barcelona have always wanted to have star players, which of course will make their expenses and debts bigger.

Yes, but not that much... Sevilla's debt is 90 million euros while Barcelona's is 3 billion and the Barcelona management is not worried, on the contrary they are taking on new debts to cover the old ones (which of course is very bad). However, the Barcelona management apparently cannot afford to destroy such an empire and such a team, so they have to do that.

[Furious 7]

The talent that Messi has is a natural talent that will rarely even be seen again because he really has extraordinary talent and it will be very difficult to match his performance at Barcelona so with conditions like this expecting another talent like Messi I think it will take a long time and maybe even there is nothing like it in Barcelona at the moment. But even so, of course there are other things that can be done in other ways. When expecting the same thing as Messi is difficult, they must have other conditions with a neat team scheme and performance. Even though Barcelona's golden era is still unrivaled, at least they can still compete in the domestic competition and the Champions League is already good and they have to do that for next season.
2 consecutive seasons with failure in the Champions League is a real blow for Barcelona and now Xavi has to maximize his condition so as not to win in just one competition because even if it is good but of course failing in the Champions League group stage for Barcelona is something fatal thing and should be avoided.

Agree with what you say because in this case talent for goats like Messi will be very rarely created for football because indeed he is one of the best and we are also aware that the conditions in the last decade seem to be players who are proud of in terms of performance if not Messi for sure Ronaldo so indeed talent like this will be very difficult to compete with.
But of course Barcelona's focus is even though it is a good hope but they also have to be more realistic in this matter because indeed their main focus is to get out of the zone that makes them uncomfortable at the moment both in terms of performance and financially.
This clearly takes time and it can be said that Barcelona at this time they are like starting again in the Xavi era after having been very chaotic in the Koeman and Quique Setien eras.

Now, looking at Barcelona's condition, it is actually still quite capable of competition. Players will come and go and we are definitely aware of that so even if there is no player with a character like Messi (because it hasn't been found) they still have to keep fighting to make some breakthroughs so they can continue to talk a lot in La Liga.
As you said, they still have many obstacles, especially financial problems that have still made it difficult for them in the last few seasons, so with this, of course, there must be some changes, even though it will take time, but financial problems must certainly be fixed and as soon as possible it will be completed.

I think for now their focus should only be to make the Champions League not the same as the previous season because indeed 2 failures in the Champions League in a row is clearly disturbing.

[rahmad2nd]

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Mbappe is not a young player anymore. He is quite an experienced player now. And he proved his mettle. He played very well in Ligue 1. Mbappe also performed well in the Champions League. Mbappe has performed very well in the France jersey at the World Cup. Mbappe is a great player. He can be a worthy replacement for Benzema. And Madrid needs a striker who can score a lot of goals. This is why Real Madrid management has been waiting for Mbappe for a long time.

Although Joselu is a talented player, we are not sure if he can play well with Madrid. Joselu's performance at Espanyol was good. From this, it can be assumed that he will play well with Madrid. But there is no way to say for sure.

Mbappe is currently 24 years old, he is still young. doesn't mean, young age doesn't have experience. who doesn't know Mbappe, he has broken the record for winning the world cup trophy at a young age. and we agree, that Mbappe is a great player. the problem is, until now Mbappe is a PSG player. I haven't even heard of official news coming from PSG, if Mbappe will move to Madrid in this summer's transfer market.

We remember very well that previously the president of Madrid said that after buying Joselu they would not look for another striker. "although" actually Madrid really want to bring in the services of this PSG striker. what is certain, this drama will continue if Mbappe is not willing to renew his contract with PSG. there is no other choice, other than PSG releasing it on the sale list. well, Madrid has the opportunity to sign him, unfortunately not at a very fantastic price. ideally, the two will find a middle ground to reach an agreement. even then, if the scenario like I said happened. anyway, let's see what happens. whether Mbappe will leave, even though he has stated that he will stay with PSG until his contract expires. or, Madrid will take him to the Santiago Bernabeu.

[Falconer]

Mbappe is currently 24 years old, he is still young. doesn't mean, young age doesn't have experience. who doesn't know Mbappe, he has broken the record for winning the world cup trophy at a young age. and we agree, that Mbappe is a great player. the problem is, until now Mbappe is a PSG player. I haven't even heard of official news coming from PSG, if Mbappe will move to Madrid in this summer's transfer market.

We remember very well that previously the president of Madrid said that after buying Joselu they would not look for another striker. "although" actually Madrid really want to bring in the services of this PSG striker. what is certain, this drama will continue if Mbappe is not willing to renew his contract with PSG. there is no other choice, other than PSG releasing it on the sale list. well, Madrid has the opportunity to sign him, unfortunately not at a very fantastic price. ideally, the two will find a middle ground to reach an agreement. even then, if the scenario like I said happened. anyway, let's see what happens. whether Mbappe will leave, even though he has stated that he will stay with PSG until his contract expires. or, Madrid will take him to the Santiago Bernabeu.

If Real Madrid really wants Mbappe, then they should be able to have a good scenario as an option. I can give an example like paying PSG in installments in 3-4 seasons, that makes much more sense than expecting Mbappe to be brought in without spending a penny.

So far Mbappe has been the answer to Real Madrid's main striker who left Benzema. I can't expect Vinicius, Joselu and Rodygo to make us strong in the Champions League without a great striker, of course because I'm sure they won't make Real Madrid look like a scary team. Real Madrid will likely fail without a quality striker, they are a different team next season.

[Frankolala]

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Kylian Mbappe extends his contract with PSG again. And that's what we've seen in the last few seasons as well. But if Kylian Mbappe wants to win the Champions League or the Ballon d'Or, he will definitely have to leave PSG. Because while PSG has plenty of money, they have repeatedly failed to build a stable squad. And so Liverpool or Real Madrid would be good choices for Kylian Mbappe. Liverpool will be stronger if Kylian Mbappe joins Liverpool. And Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League will also increase.

If Mbappe extends his contract with PSG again, then this will all turn into a farce. It seems to me that even the PSG fans are already tired of his inconstancy and although he is “their guy”, unlike Messi, everything can end up being booed too. After Mbappe voiced his desire not to renew the contract, in my opinion there is no turning back.

Mbappe will be bored in PSG because he has made up his mind to leave the club. His inconsistency might be that he is tired with the club and needs a change. I believe that he will not renew is contract with PSG.  If Liverpool can be serious with the deal then he will add great impact to the club and Liverpool will be outstanding.

On the other hand, if Mpabbe join them in Real Madrid,it will be that Madrid dreams has come true and he will explore the Spanish league next season.

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Is this just unconfirmed news?
Because I haven't found official news yet if Real Madrid can recruit Mbappe to be added to Real Madrid players.
What I know is that until now, mbappe does not seem to have given any answer to the offers submitted from several clubs or maybe mbappe still feels comfortable at Paris SG or vice versa if Paris SG does not agree because maybe the Paris SG manager will only agree if mbappe is paid a high price really bigger.

Same, I also haven't found any official news regarding that news. If that's the reality then Real Madrid will have a bigger chance to win all the title, we all know how Mbappe contributed in Paris, he can score a lot of goals and be the top scorer, him very deserves join with big club like Real Madrid. But anyway, that news has not been confirmed clearly we can only wait to see it on the official website Real Madrid.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Atletico Madrid don't need to make huge transfers in fact. They already have a competitive squad for the La Liga title on paper. It is even competitive enough to be more successful in the Champions League on one hand. It isn't the thing Simeone didn't do in the past also. Atletico Madrid have rarely been interested in making sensational transfers.

Maybe you will say that they splurged on Joao Felix - €127m. However my point is that we don't see such transfers from them as much as Barcelona or Real Madrid do. Atletico Madrid's squad has always been impressive for many years so it is all about the right management style.

Simeone's system worked well for years in the past. It brought about very successful seasons. But now I feel the need of a big change. Simeone will stay for his last season on his contract though but I don't think they will make a big improvement in their success rate.

[shogun47]

Well, the truth is that Mbappé missed being at Real Madrid because he believed in all the promises that a sheikh could have made him, it's not bad, money can be a great factor to consider, even though he is a very young player He should also consider getting rich and having a full life in his old age, however, he closed his posts in Madrid and it is known that when a player says No to Madrid, that condemns him, no matter how much the Club needs to have a A player of his level will not hire him, because for Madrid no player is above the club, and that is something that Florentino Pérez has made known to the whole world, and it seems to me that it is not bad.

No way that Mbappe is not of any interest to Real Madrid anymore. Even though Perez implied in his wording back then that he is literally pissed off about the decision Mbappe made, I still think that he wants him in the Real Madrid team. It doesn't matter what Mbappe said, but everyone knows that he is the best player on earth right now. On a very good day Mbappe eliminates world class teams on his own. Haaland is also an exceptional player because he is so deadly and doesn't need a lot of chances, but it is still kind of more impressive to watch Mbappe accelerate with his speed, control the ball perfectly while also navigating smartly on the field and then strike as if it was a penalty. There aren't players like him these days and Perez is aware of that. 

[3meek]

Mbappe can be a worthy replacement for Karim Benzema. I think even Mbappe can perform better than Benzema with Madrid. However, it is completely uncertain whether Mbappe will join Real Madrid. Moreover, Joselu has been recruited by Madrid management. On the other hand, Liverpool are interested in spending 300 million for Mbappe. The chances of seeing Mbappe with Real Madrid are diminishing by the day. Mbappe has disappointed Madrid fans in each of the past seasons.

Kylian Mbappe has denied wanting to leave PSG this summer, he claims he only rejected a contract extension but wants to complete his already running contract at the club. Real Madrid are the only club showing serious interest and has informed PSG that they are willing to buy Mbappe for £200 million, apart from Real Madrid I am not sure Liverpool will be will want to sell their players to get Mbappe. I think moving to Real Madrid will be a boost to his career, he’s an incredible player and he’s young, PSG may be paying him a lot of money but if he wants to win ballon d’or, Real Madrid is the club he should go.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Kylian Mbappe extends his contract with PSG again. And that's what we've seen in the last few seasons as well. But if Kylian Mbappe wants to win the Champions League or the Ballon d'Or, he will definitely have to leave PSG. Because while PSG has plenty of money, they have repeatedly failed to build a stable squad. And so Liverpool or Real Madrid would be good choices for Kylian Mbappe. Liverpool will be stronger if Kylian Mbappe joins Liverpool. And Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League will also increase.

I don't know why there is so much talk about Mbappe... He's supposed to move to Real Madrid, but on certain conditions... It's a rumour so far, but PSG should offer him a contract extension with an eventual sale to Real Madrid... I haven't heard of him having to move to Liverpool... He probably wouldn't want to play for Liverpool himself... Anyway, we'll find out soon enough...

[Ryu_Ar1]

The first mistake was not looking for a striker for options when Benzema couldn't play this season indirectly also made Madrid's condition a little weaker because we know Benzema is one of the players who is always the backbone, especially when dealing with goals because he is the main target but this season, he actually had a lot of problems with his body and it couldn't be denied that it was very annoying, which was unfortunate because Madrid didn't look for striker options in transfers, in fact this backfired for them.
Now Benzema is not there but I still don't see who will replace him as a pedestal whether it will only be given to Joselu and Brahim or maybe someone else who is still not available at the moment.
They are still very great and for the midfield and wings I don't doubt the abilities of Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Rodrygo or Vini but indeed when there is no targetman who fits the same vision as Benzema before then this will still be a problem for Madrid this season.

I'm also worried about that so far, obviously because Benzema was an important player for Real Madrid from 2014 to 2023. The impact of Benzema's absence on the pitch was obvious last season, we know Real Madrid struggled to win games because of difficulty scoring goals.

Then from that, last season Real Madrid had Asensio who could help Real Madrid break the deadlock every now and then. But Asensio has now also left Real Madrid. Real Madrid's foundation for next season will be Rodrygo and Vinicius, but if one of the two has to out from team due to injury, then Real Madrid will have to face big problems.

It's undeniable that Benzema is one of the players who has underpinned Madrid's success but now that he's gone there will certainly be concerns but of course this is also the same case as when Cristiano went to Juventus because many did say it would be a bit difficult for Madrid at the time.
Now what I hope is that Benzema's replacements (currently Brahim Diaz and Joselu) in attack can put in a good performance so that the loss of Benzema is not felt too much by the squad, because it is important when looking at the condition of those who always struggle to create goals that Joselu or Brahim who in the end is made the successor to Benzema must have good instincts to score goals.
Vini and Rodrygo will still be the first choice but their job will be to rattle the defence with their pace on the flanks. Another possible option for me at the moment would be a trio of Vini, Rodrygo and Valverde in attack but this would mean Ancelotti would have to make Rodrygo more than he was this season in terms of performance.

The talent that Messi has is a natural talent that will rarely even be seen again because he really has extraordinary talent and it will be very difficult to match his performance at Barcelona so with conditions like this expecting another talent like Messi I think it will take a long time and maybe even there is nothing like it in Barcelona at the moment. But even so, of course there are other things that can be done in other ways. When expecting the same thing as Messi is difficult, they must have other conditions with a neat team scheme and performance. Even though Barcelona's golden era is still unrivaled, at least they can still compete in the domestic competition and the Champions League is already good and they have to do that for next season.
2 consecutive seasons with failure in the Champions League is a real blow for Barcelona and now Xavi has to maximize his condition so as not to win in just one competition because even if it is good but of course failing in the Champions League group stage for Barcelona is something fatal thing and should be avoided.

Agree with what you say because in this case talent for goats like Messi will be very rarely created for football because indeed he is one of the best and we are also aware that the conditions in the last decade seem to be players who are proud of in terms of performance if not Messi for sure Ronaldo so indeed talent like this will be very difficult to compete with.
But of course Barcelona's focus is even though it is a good hope but they also have to be more realistic in this matter because indeed their main focus is to get out of the zone that makes them uncomfortable at the moment both in terms of performance and financially.
This clearly takes time and it can be said that Barcelona at this time they are like starting again in the Xavi era after having been very chaotic in the Koeman and Quique Setien eras.

Now, looking at Barcelona's condition, it is actually still quite capable of competition. Players will come and go and we are definitely aware of that so even if there is no player with a character like Messi (because it hasn't been found) they still have to keep fighting to make some breakthroughs so they can continue to talk a lot in La Liga.
As you said, they still have many obstacles, especially financial problems that have still made it difficult for them in the last few seasons, so with this, of course, there must be some changes, even though it will take time, but financial problems must certainly be fixed and as soon as possible it will be completed.

I think for now their focus should only be to make the Champions League not the same as the previous season because indeed 2 failures in the Champions League in a row is clearly disturbing.

Focusing on improving in the Champions League can be good but alongside that, making some good ground to defend the title in La Liga is also important.
The current additions to the midfield with Gundogan could be a good thing but on the other hand, they still need to cut some players in order to stabilise their finances especially with Busquets out.

As for Alba, I'm still unclear about his future but I think he'll leave following Busquets who left as a free agent.

[SatoPrincess]

Ancelotti's staying at Real Madrid is good news for the team for sure. Otherwise they were going to need to find a solid manager like him as well. I have heard that Florentino Perez has plans to bring back Zidane to the job after Ancelotti's departure next summer. But I have serious doubts about this because of Zidane's attitude these days.

You must have heard that he is more interested in managing France now. However it doesn't seem very possible while Deschamps has a contract until 2026. I wonder if he is still determined to wait for that long without managing any team. Returning to Real Madrid can be superb for them considering the successes they achieved with him.

I think Ancelotti understands the game and is prepared to face whatever lays ahead of the season. He is already famous for his expertise in making good decisions in and off the pitch, I trust he will make a good team out if the young players at his disposal. Real Madrid need to bring in a few fresh legs to improve the squad for the coming season and that is what Jude Bellingham is coming to do.

[Rengga Jati]

I think Ancelotti understands the game and is prepared to face whatever lays ahead of the season. He is already famous for his expertise in making good decisions in and off the pitch, I trust he will make a good team out if the young players at his disposal. Real Madrid need to bring in a few fresh legs to improve the squad for the coming season and that is what Jude Bellingham is coming to do.

Ancelotti's contract also lasts until the 2024 season, until now his dedication is only to Real Madrid. Moreover, we also know the reason he returned to Real Madrid in the first place. I have also read the news even when Ancelotti was actually chosen to be the coach of the Brazilian national team, but he said if he had to wait until his season at Real Madrid ended in 2024, because he still wanted to stay at Real Madridm There was hope that he would surpass the record for the title he got at RealMadrid. This also suggests that it is not certain that Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid on next year's contract. After all, Ancelotti is very familiar with Real Madrid's characteristics, especially now that he is rebuilding Real Madrid's strength, which had dropped last season.

[Dump3er]

That's what I'm saying. Joselu performed well against a weak squad like Espanyol. He seems to be better off with a world-class and experienced squad like Real Madrid. But first of all, Joselu has to adapt well to Ancelotti's match strategy. We will not get a better performance from Joselu if he does not adapt himself well to the match strategy. But we are not sure if Joselu is considered by Ancelotti as a replacement for Benzema.

Yes, however, what Real Madrid needs is not a striker that is made better by the Real Madrid team, but vice versa. They need a striker who makes the team better. I can't think of a striker who would actually play worse or score less in a team like Real Madrid when he isn't completely stupid. Sometimes there is no chemistry between a player and a team, but in general strikers score more in better teams as better teams score more.