This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/soccer/real-madrid as Real Madrid Transfer News: Barella, Rodri, Rodrygo, Ramon & More - July 21, 2025. Real Madrid continue to be linked with a new central midfielder, with one more name reportedly added to the shortlist. Would the sale of Rodrygo need to happen to fund a move?

Real Madrid are happy to wait it out to sign Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate on a free next summer but may offer a low bid in this transfer window. (Football Insider, external) Meanwhile the Reds are favourites to land Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton,