In the early days, when challenged by young rival Enrique Riquelme in the race for the presidency, Florentino Perez even let the media soon announce Real Madrid's first three contracts: Jose Mourinho (Benfica) as coach, Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool) and Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
The 79-year-old billionaire is very confident in completing 100% of these contracts even though risks still exist. That is, if Riquelme wins, the deal of Mourinho, Konate or Dumfries could all collapse immediately.
In decades of supreme power at Real Madrid, Perez has a hobby of building a team that is a team of world-class stars. Fans still call it the "galaxy", gathering the brightest names in football. This time when re-elected, Real Madrid fans are looking forward to their president recreating that once again.
Real Madrid has too many top-class attacking stars, but the defense is in very poor form. Last season in the Champions League, they only kept a clean sheet in 4 matches and conceded a total of 20 goals. In La Liga, losses against Barcelona and underdog teams are the main factor leading to Los Blancos being empty-handed for 2 consecutive seasons. Therefore, the defense is the first place to be "gilded".
PSG midfielder Joao Neves is a bright choice to play as a shield for the defense. Although only 21 years old, the Portuguese star has won the Champions League for 2 consecutive years. If they get Neves, Real will not only own a good defensive star, the value of use will be very long because Neves is still very young.
Ruben Dias currently has a 3-year contract with Man City and has spent the most glorious days with the Etihad Stadium team. With the advantage of being Jose Mourinho's compatriot, Dias can easily adapt to the new environment. With the working style in recent years, Mourinho always likes to build a team based on defense with leaders and Dias can become that factor.
Since Toni Kroos said goodbye, Real Madrid has not found any worthy star to replace the role of midfield conductor. PSG will not sell Neves and Vitinha at the same time, and may not even sell Neves because the development potential of this midfielder is still too large. Therefore, Real Madrid needs to consider more options in the midfield area.
At this time, it is extremely difficult to find a midfield conductor when the market no longer has many players of high level. It is unclear why Real Madrid lost the target Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad? Zubimendi is not a creative midfielder with the current playing style but has many skills to develop well in this role.
The wings of the defense are also places that need to be re-planned. However, this may be a position that does not need to bring in many top stars, requiring people to fight immediately. In Perez's era, he brought in many superstars but also many silent, industrious workers to contribute to the common playing style.
Dani Carvajal has left the team while Trent Alexander-Arnold was out of favor last season. Jon Aramburu of Sociedad has played 35 matches in La Liga last season, showing incredible endurance. The Venezuelan international is also only 23 years old, and there are still many years to develop ahead.
The left wing also needs to be reformed as Alvaro Carreras has not fully met expectations. However, Mourinho may continue to be patient with this young star because he still has a lot of potential to develop in the future.
Despite having many attacking stars, in the past season, Real Madrid scored 18 goals less than Barcelona in La Liga. After rumors about Julian Alvarez with Barcelona, Real Madrid may jump in to race to sign the Argentine star.
In the past, Real Madrid has repeatedly shown its rivalry with Barcelona in the transfer market by competing for targets. This time, if Barca hesitates, Real can approach Atletico with a large number on the negotiating table. Atletico is a great rival of both Barca and Real, but once they receive a good offer, they never refuse, most typically the Antoine Griezmann deal before.
There are too many deals waiting for Florentino Perez ahead, but this time he will be more cautious. This billionaire is 79 years old and when his term ends in 2030, he will be 83 years old. This may be Perez's last term and he wants to end it with glory, so he will calculate very carefully.
