Real Madrid Fans Demand a Major Summer Overhaul: Sales and Signings

The consequences of the defeat against Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals are still being felt. Carlo Ancelotti's players aren't the only ones under scrutiny from the white fans according to a macro-survey conducted by MARCA. This sports newspaper reveals that the surveyed Madrid fans also point toward the club's executives.

Up to 41% of those surveyed indicate that the main problem for Real Madrid is the poor planning and composition of the first team, a direct reason that would have led to that elimination. Besides pointing to an Arsenal "that has been better" over the 180 minutes, the players "haven't been up to the task" of the circumstances, and their reputation has significantly declined.

That's why Real Madrid fans are demanding quite a few changes during the summer of 2025. The most notable and urgent seems to be, without a doubt, the arrival of a new coach: the option of acquiring Xabi Alonso's services emerges as the favorite. The incorporation of Jürgen Klopp, based on rumors that have emerged over the last two weeks, is positioned as the second most voted coach in the MARCA newspaper survey.

The urgency to modify the morphology of Santiago Bernabéu locker room is truly notable. In the macro-survey of this media outlet, it is noted that the signing of a creative defensive midfielder, personified in this case by Zubimendi, is the most requested. Closely following is the hiring of "a pure center forward, whoever it may be".

They Have Gotten Serious

Madridism, after the elimination in the quarterfinals against Arsenal, demands many moves. But not only arrivals to the first team, but also departures to make room for those new players who would arrive in the capital of Spain in three months. According to the MARCA macro-survey, players like Jesús Vallejo, Lucas Vázquez, Alaba, Ferland Mendy, and Luka Modric should leave this summer.

Another major target for the white fans is Vinícius Jr: his performance since the start of 2025 has experienced a decline as inexplicable as it is uncharacteristic of his quality. That's why Madridism also points to him as a possible departure, increasing the well-known rumors of his move toward a club in the Saudi Pro League.

The majority of the players this season barely manage to reach the minimum necessary to "pass" this season, with Thibaut Courtois as a major reference: the Belgian scores a 7.16. Teammates like Valverde, Asencio, Bellingham, Rüdiger, Brahim, Ceballos, Lunin, Modric, Mbappé, Carvajal, Endrick, Rodrygo, and Camavinga pass. The remaining ten footballers are the failures of Real Madrid in a season that has activated the most demanding and assertive gene of Madridism.

What promised to be one of the great campaigns in Madrid's history, aiming to win seven titles in a single season, has turned into an ordeal. Not only for a Carlo Ancelotti whose position is in serious jeopardy, but for multiple players who seemed fully established... and for a Madridism that seeks accountability for what has happened over these nine months.