Real Madrid market, who is the 150 million Mr. X? Among the hypotheses, one is surprising

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Real Madrid has lit up the European market with a move that has the flavor of the big summer deal. In the midst of the campaign for confirmation as president, Florentino Perez confirmed the arrival from Inter Milan of Denzel Dumfries and, more importantly, announced a 150 million euro purchase from a Champions League team.

A blow described as ‘imminent’, but for now shrouded in mystery: Perez himself clarified that the new Galactico will not be Michael Olise, nor Erling Haaland, not even Jeremy Doku. And, a not insignificant detail, he will not come from the Premier League. A precise perimeter that narrows the field, but does not close it entirely.

According to insiders, the most credible hypotheses lead to Paris. PSG, fresh from its encore in the Champions League, has two players who fit the identikit perfectly: Vitinha and Joao Neves. Two modern, complete, young midfielders, already accustomed to the big stages and valued right in that price range. Real suffered a lot in the middle of the field last season, with only continuity guaranteed by Federico Valverde: a reinforcement in that department is considered a priority.

There is, however, one name that turns the tables and, inevitably, makes noise: Pedri. The young Barcelona star, a symbol of the historic rivals, would represent a sensational move, almost a re-run of the Luis Figo operation of 2000. A hypothesis that at the moment remains more suggestion than negotiation, but which circulates insistently in circles close to the Blanca management. Perez, after all, has never disdained history-changing strikes.

More defiladed, returning instead to PSG, is the track leading to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, not least because the Georgian plays in the same role as an immovable Real starter, Vinicius Junior. However, the ways of the market are endless, and although the hypothesis linked to the ex-Napoli remains in the background, it cannot be completely ruled out, given the history right at Real Madrid.

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