Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:08 / Updated Tuesday, March 17, 2026 10:09
Real Madrid is the favorite to qualify for the “double” from the “eighties” with Manchester City, after winning the first leg with 3-0.
That Real Madrid is not having the season that president Florentino Perez would have liked is clear. As it is equally clear that in the summer there will be a reminder of the batch.
But to publish a blacklist containing the players targeted for removal from the club just before the return with City smacks of an attempt at destabilization!
Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba can look for work
It was done by the prestigious British daily The Athletic, which pointed the finger at 6 players, some of them in the squad decimated by injuries with which Alvaro Arbeloa will approach the duel at the Emirates.
At the top of the list are defenders David Alaba (33 years old) and Antonio Rudiger (33 years old), both at the end of their contracts. According to The Athletic, none will be offered contract extension.
The agent is already looking for work for Rudiger in England. There is talk of a possible return to Chelsea, but also a possible transfer to rival Tottenham, if he stays in the Premier League.
The third big name on that blacklist is right-back Dani Carvajal (34). More injured in recent years, he will not receive a new contract either. Lately, the “interim” Alvaro Arbeloa kept him on the bench more, which Carvajal did not tolerate, openly showing his disapproval.
Real Madrid wants to make a lot of money with Eduardo Camavinga
Another candidate to leave is Eduardo Camavinga (23 years old). Including the newspapers close to Real, led by Marca, wrote that the club intends to extract a nice amount from a possible sale of the French international.
Two other stars about whom The Athletic writes that they no longer have any future at the Santiago Bernabeu are Ferland Mendy (30 years old) and Fran Garcia (26 years old): “Both will be sold in the summer“.
