German manager legend Jürgen Klopp has on several occasions referred to the Norwegian goal machine Erling Braut Haaland as the world’s best striker.
If Real Madrid get their way, Jürgen Klopp will be in charge of Erling Haaland next season. – I will admit, it would be fantastic to see what the two can accomplish together.
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Real Madrid are already working with their eyes on the coming summer, aware that the sports project needs a profound change after two seasons well below expectations. In the offices in Chamartín, they acknowledge that the current direction is not sustainable and that a significant boost will be needed both on the sidelines and on the pitch to regain the lost dominance.
In this context, the roadmap of the white club includes two moves with huge media and sporting impact. One directly concerns the technical management of the first team, and the other points to a signing that could mark an era in European football.
A transfer coaching team with their eyes on Jürgen Klopp
The dismissal of Xabi Alonso has accelerated a scenario that the club had considered plausible for months. The arrival of Álvaro Arbeloa on the sidelines is seen as an emergency solution and, above all, as a transitional solution. The club values his knowledge of the dressing room, his identification with the club and his ability to stabilize the group until the end of the season. However, it’s no secret that this is a short-term game.
Real Madrid’s priority for next season has a name: Jürgen Klopp. After rejecting the possibility of Zinedine Zidane for good, it is the German who is at the top of the list to take over the team. The German coach, who now has an “office job” leading the global football venture of Red Bull, fits the profile the board is looking for: leadership, experience in large dressing rooms and a recognizable style of play capable of unleashing the potential of a squad full of attacking talent.
Jürgen Klopp has chosen to take an indefinite break from the managerial job after feeling too tired to take Liverpool through in the summer of 2024. – The signal now is that he is not tired anymore.
A titleless season speeds up drastic decisions
The results have been crucial for Florentino Pérez to activate this ambitious plan. The 24/25 season ended without titles, and the 25/26 season seems to follow the same pattern. The team has already lost the Spanish Super Cup, surprisingly crashed out of the Copa del Rey in the round of 16 against Albacete, and in LaLiga they are several points behind Barcelona, leaving a feeling of helplessness that has affected both the fans and the club’s management.
Beyond the results, Real Madrid are concerned about the lack of a solid and dominant project. The feeling is that the team has relied too much on individual talent for too long and has lost the competitive aura that has historically defined them at crucial moments. Therefore, a deep reconstruction that will return the club to the top of European football is considered crucial.
Haaland and Mbappé, Florentino Pérez’s dream
The other big bombshell that goes off in Valdebebas is about Erling Haaland. The Manchester City striker is Florentino Pérez’s main target for the summer, with an ambitious and clear idea: to pair the Norwegian with Kylian Mbappé and form the most fearsome attack on the planet.
The club understands that a duo of this calibre will not only secure goals and titles, but also mark an era in terms of commercial and image impact. The investment would be colossal, but in Chamartín they believe that time demands it. After two seasons of frustrations, the president wants a final move that will put Real Madrid back at the center of the world stage and allow them to once again strive to conquer everything in the coming years.
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