Real Madrid break €200m transfer barrier with historic Yan Diomande deal

Real Madrid break €200m transfer barrier with historic Yan Diomande deal Real Madrid were quick to complete four signings after the end of the last season. Even before this summer transfer window opened, they had already signed Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, and Bernardo Silva. Then, after a break of a few weeks, the Merengues returned to the market to complete another two signings, i.e., Carlos Espi and Yan Diomande. Meanwhile, their business in the transfer market still does not seem to have ended, as they can sign some more players before the transfer window closes. However, only the signings already made go on to show how keen Real Madrid are to return to winning ways, and for this purpose, are backing Jose Mourinho with all their might. Diomande is undoubtedly the biggest signing of the summer . Having paid €125 million fixed and offered another €15 million in variables, the Ivorian has not only become the Merengues’ most expensive signing of this summer, but also of their history. Furthermore, as Diario AS has noted, with this sum paid for the right winger, Real Madrid have surpassed the €200 million mark in transfer spending this summer. The last time that Los Blancos took their transfer market activity to such a high degree was back in 2019, when they spent up to €300 million to land the likes of Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao, and Ferland Mendy. As has been the case this summer, Real Madrid were also coming off a trophyless season at that time. The Merengues also spent quite a high sum to land Alvaro Carreras, Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Franco Mastantuono only last summer. However, this year’s summer transfer window has been the most exciting for Real Madrid fans in recent times, and hopefully, all these signings will be able to perform on the pitch to get some more trophies into the Los Blancos’ cabinet.