Real Madrid to fund £265m transfer kitty with £175m summer sale

Real Madrid to fund £265m transfer kitty with £175m summer sale as Neymar remains on their watch-list

  • Real Madrid are set for a big summer of spending in the transfer market
  • The Spanish giants will reportedly have around £265m to spend on players
  • Around £175m of Real’s transfer kitty is expected to be funded by player sales 

Real Madrid reportedly hope to have around £265million to spend on new players this summer.

The Spanish giants endured a difficult 2018-19 campaign and currently lie in third in La Liga after exiting the Champions League at the hands of Ajax in the round of 16.

Boss Zinedine Zidane, who returned to the club in March, is keen to improve his squad and he will be backed by the board.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane will reportedly have around £265m to spend this summer

According to MARCA, Real hope to recoup close to £175m from player sales, which will help to provide Zidane with his overall £265m budget.

Eder Militao and Rodrygo have already sealed moves to Madrid, while Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy are set to join them at the Bernabeu.

Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos, Keylor Navas and Marcos Llorente are all expected to leave, but they are unlikely to be the only departures.

Real are long-term admirers of Brazil captain Neymar, who is unsettled at Paris Saint-Germain.

The Brazilian remains on Real’s watch-list but their ability to afford him may depend on how much extra income they can rake in from player sales.

Real are long-term admirers of Brazil captain Neymar, who is unsettled at Paris Saint-Germain

Real are long-term admirers of Brazil captain Neymar, who is unsettled at Paris Saint-Germain

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