Real Madrid e Barcelona start this weekend their search for another title of the spanish leaguestill eyeing the transfer window after the departure of some of its stars.
While the Meringue team lost Karim Benzema to Saudi Arabian football, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets left Barça to join Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, from the United States. Still in financial difficulties, the Catalan club won its first Spanish title since 2019 last season.
Under the command of coach Xavi Hernández, Barcelona regained its identity on the field, where young Pedri, 20 years old, and Gavi, 19, were the team’s highlights. Up front, Poland’s Robert Lewandowski showed his goalscoring instincts by being the league’s top scorer with 23 goals.
Seeking to reinforce itself for the new season, Barça needs some exits to try to bring more players and officially register its new signings in LaLiga: the German Ilkay Gündogan, formerManchester Cityand Spaniards Íñigo Martínez and Oriol Romeu.
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Real Madrid eyeing Paris
At Real Madrid, the start of the season is once again marked by speculation surrounding the possible signing of French striker Kylian Mbappé. Paris Saint-Germain, convinced that the striker already has an agreement with the Spaniards for his arrival at no cost next year, is trying to reinforce his departure in this window to have some financial return.
While waiting for a decision from the French star to act, according to the Spanish press, Real Madrid continues its reformulation with the hiring of the young Englishman Jude Bellingham, 20 years old, who was in the Borussia Dortmundfor 103 million euros (R$ 553 million at current quotations).
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In addition to him, the experienced Toni Kroos and Luka Modric renewed for another season and will be a reference for the young Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde, increasingly protagonists of the team.
After the departure of Benzema, the Meringue club signed Spanish striker Joselu on loan with an option to buy, who was at Espanyol, relegated to the second division.
Even so, coach Carlo Ancelotti should opt for a scheme without a number 9 shirt, with Bellingham in charge of the attack and the Brazilians Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo on the wing.
Atlético wants to remain as a third force
Behind the two giants, the Atletico Madrid want to stay on top, driven by the good phase of the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, leader in assists last season (16). The ‘colchonero’ team moved into the market bringing Turkish defender Caglar Soyuncu and Spanish full-backs César Azpilicueta and Javi Galán.
To Real Sociedad, who is going to dispute Champions League for the first time since the 2013/2014 season, he may therefore have a drop in performance in the Spanish Championship.
Sevilla, champions of the Europa League, will try to regain regularity after a catastrophic season, in which they fought against relegation. Its great local rival, Betis, continues to progress and this year it is qualified for the group stage of the second main continental competition.
Finally, Villarreal, who finished fifth last season, have strengthened with the arrival of Norwegian striker Alexander Sorloth.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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