Marc Cucurella and Ibrahima Konate are officially registered with Real Madrid for the upcoming La Liga season! These guys are the latest to get their papers sorted, making Los Blancos one of only two teams actually getting ready for the new campaign.
The New Blancos Get Official
Denzel Dumfries was the first to get registered back on July 18, and he’s still their most recent completed transfer. But now Cucurella, the left-back who just won the World Cup with Spain, is officially in the squad. Real Madrid snagged the 28-year-old defender from Chelsea for a cool €55 million fixed fee, plus another €5 million in potential add-ons. They moved fast on that one, securing his registration with less than a month before the season kicks off.
Free Transfer Steal and One More Wait
Then there’s Konate, who joined on a free transfer from Liverpool after his deal ran down. This centre-back was part of the France squad that hit fourth place in the World Cup, a total steal for Real! With these two in, that means three of their four summer signings are registered. Only Bernardo Silva, another free agent from Manchester City, is still waiting for his official nod. None of the new guys have hit pre-season training with Jose Mourinho yet, but Bernardo is supposed to show up this week.
It’s wild, but Real Madrid and Espanyol are the *only* La Liga clubs that have even started registering players for the new season. Total of five players officially registered in Spain’s top flight so far: Dumfries, Konate, and Cucurella for Real, then Cala and Quilindschy for Espanyol. Everyone else needs to get a move on before the season starts!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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