Given that Real Madrid has decided to register Franco Mastantuono as a Castilla player, they are now expected to try to make a signature before the summer transfer window closes in September. And although there are reports that they are looking for a new midfielder, it can be a specialized number nine that arrives instead.
Xabi Alonso played with two strikers during some games in the early stages of his Real Madrid management career, although he only has two natural options in Gonzalo Garcia and Endrick Felipe. Kylian Mbappe is very able to play as a 9, even though he would rather be used on the left wing, and the plan is that he is the first choice there, although that could change with the addition of a blockbuster attack.
Former real Sociedad -striker Alexander Isak is strongly connected to a move to Liverpool this summer, after he had become strike with fellow Premier League side Newcastle United. The 25-year-old, who was connected to Barcelona earlier this year, is said to have been created as a target for Real Madrid, according to Bein Sports Presenter Richard Keys.
Liverpool had rejected an offer of £ 110 million earlier in the summer and Keys also claimed that a new proposal worth £ 140 million will be ready. If that is the case, Real Madrid should match this to bring Isak to the Santiago Bernabeu.
There is no doubt that Isak would be a fantastic signing for Real Madrid, although there are question marks about whether he would be needed in Alonso's team. It would be almost impossible for him, Mbappe and Vinicius Junior to play together would work in a 4-4-2 system that previous head coach Carlo Ancelotti used for many years in recent years.
But even if this were the case, at least one big name would miss, so it may not be worthwhile for Real Madrid to go into the race – especially given the asking price that Newcastle has set.