Real Madrid's coach, Xabi Alonso, isn't dropping his dream of getting Ibrahima Konate and Florian Wirtz from Liverpool over to the Bernabeu. Apparently, Real Madrid is still thinking about whether or not to go for Bruno Fernandes, who plays midfield for Man U.

With the January window coming up, the Spanish papers are full of rumours about Real Madrid trying to snatch players from Liverpool and Man U.

Alonso, who used to play midfield for Liverpool, has gotten some breathing room after winning his last few games as Madrid's coach. Now, he's supposedly trying to get Real Madrid's president, Florentino Perez, to sign three players in 2026, with a couple coming from Liverpool.

According to Defensa Central, Alonso wants Madrid to sign Ibrahima Konate and Florian Wirtz from Liverpool, plus Angelo Stiller from VfB Stuttgart, all in the January window.

Even though Alonso knows these deals are pretty much impossible and no one's arriving, he still has Konate, Wirtz, and Stiller on his wish list. But let's be real, this news outlet tends to make stuff up.

Madrid has already decided not to go after Konate, whose contract with Liverpool ends this season.

But sources say that Liverpool thinks some agents are trying to talk Madrid into changing their mind about Konate.

Alonso coached Wirtz back when he was at Bayer Leverkusen and wanted him for Madrid when he took over as coach last season. But Liverpool ended up coughing up £116 million to get the Bundesliga club to sell the German midfielder.

Real Madrid is thinking about a Bruno Fernandes deal:

Alonso wants a new midfielder, and Fichajes says that Bruno Fernandes from Man U is someone Madrid likes a lot.

The English papers said Madrid might make a move for Fernandes in the summer of 2025, and now the Spanish media is saying Real Madrid is interested in the Portuguese star.

Just keep in mind that Fichajes isn't always right, so take anything they say with a grain of salt.

The report says Madrid could pay Fernandes' release clause of €60 million, which is in his Man U contract.

But the big question is Fernandes' age. He's 31 now, and Madrid usually doesn't spend big on players that old.

The debate is whether to go for someone who can perform right away or think about the future.

Bruno Fernandes would be great from the start, but he doesn't really fit the usual transfer plan.

Sources say that Man Utd isn't planning to sell Fernandes in the January window.

Fernandes, who's hurt right now, gave a pretty explosive interview in November where he called out the Man U directors for being willing to sell him in the summer of 2025.

The Nico Paz transfer is called the deal of the century:

Madrid already has a plan to bring Nico Paz back to the Bernabeu next summer.

Paz is doing great at Como right now, after joining them from Madrid in the summer of 2024.

We've heard that Madrid plans to use the €9 million buy-back clause in Paz's contract with Como next summer.

Our transfer guy, Graeme Bailey, has reported that Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City have all tried to get Paz to change his mind. But the Argentina international midfielder is set on going back to Madrid at the end of the season.

Defensa Central is all about Madrid's decision on Paz, calling it the deal of the century.

Okay, so Endrick's loan from Real Madrid is now official, just like everyone thought. The Brazilian kid is heading to Lyon in France until the season ends.

Word got out weeks ago that the deal was done, even before the transfer window opened. Now, with the window about to open, the clubs and Endrick said it themselves. The 19-year-old wants to play in Lyon's first game next year.

He'll be back in Madrid after this season. The idea is for him to play a lot and grow as a player.

Real Madrid signed Endrick in 2024 when he turned 18, but they'd had an agreement since he was 16. All the big clubs wanted him, but he's a Real Madrid fan, so his mind was made up.

People thought he'd play a bigger role this season. Even though he played a little, he hasn't really stepped up from being a substitute, first under Carlo Ancelotti, and now he's playing even less under Xabi Alonso.

The young guy started in the Copa del Rey recently and impressed Alonso. But they agreed a loan was the best thing. BeiN Sports says the club thinks this is a good way for Endrick to get better, not a step back. They believe in him and think this loan will help him get back on track.

Lyon sees this as a way to push Endrick to his best so he can get a spot on the World Cup team this summer. They're ten points behind the league leaders and five points from the Champions League spots. If they have a good second half of the season, they might get back into Europe's top competition.

Lyon will pay around $1.1 million (€1 million), which covers half of his wages for the six-month loan. He'll be wearing the No. 9 shirt.

Both teams are hoping this works out, with Real Madrid possibly getting a better player for the 2026-27 season.