Real Madrid Halts a Transfer, Florentino Makes a Move and Knocks out Simeone in 2025

One of the  players who is almost permanently on Real Madrid's transfer radar, is Miguel Gutiérrez. The talented left wing, transferred to Girona after an excellent loan to the Catalan club, has grown to become one of the best defenders in the Spanish League.

As expected, the Valdebebas offices are closely monitoring his progress... especially because they have the opportunity to bring him back in the coming summers. The debate over the position he occupies is far from solved because  Alphonso Davies' arrival as a free agent doesn't seem guaranteed.

With Miguel Gutiérrez as one of the potential transfers for the coming summers, Real Madrid has detected the great competition to get his services. This time it's their other great rival: Atlético de Madrid. Diego Pablo Simeone wants to have the young Madrid talent on his team, a move that has been vetoed from the Valdebebas offices.

According to the information published by El Gol Digital, the transfer agreement between Real Madrid and Girona would have a "secret clause". Thanks to this provision, the Madrid bosses can prevent Girona from negotiating with certain clubs, like Atlético de Madrid itself. This way, they avoid strengthening the most direct competition and maintain the transfer possibilities for Miguel Gutiérrez.

Strong opposition

Besides this veto applied to Atlético de Madrid, the board led by Florentino Pérez continues to consider transfer Miguel Gutiérrez. The incorporation of the left-back would cost just nine million euros during the summer market of 2025. If that operation doesn't materialize, his transfer will continuously increase.

Thus, the price to pay for Girona's '3' will increase by a million as the seasons pass: bringing him back in 2026 will cost 10 million... and so on. It's only a matter of time before Real Madrid makes a  decision about the Spanish player's future.

For now, Miguel Gutiérrez hasn't shown any signs of wanting to leave Montilivi's locker room. However, the Madrid sports management might not find a place for him in the team coached by Carlo Ancelotti, leaving him in a dilemma.

Stay with the Catalan team or aspire to the European soccer elite but far from Real Madrid. Some teams like Manchester United have initiated the first moves for his transfer, unsuccessful approaches so far... that Real Madrid is keeping an eye on: they'll take 50% of the player's final transfer.