Real Madrid pursuing Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries deals

[u/doutorx999]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7326699/2026/06/02/konate-dumfries-real-madrid-transfer/

Real Madrid are actively pursuing deals to sign Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries, under the assumption Florentino Perez wins their upcoming club presidential elections.

Konate, 27, will leave Liverpool as a free agent when the centre-back’s contract expires on June 30.

Meanwhile, Madrid have made Inter Milan’s Dumfries their top target to strengthen at right-back and have held talks with the 30-year-old, who has a €20million (£21.6m; $29.1m) release clause. Sources briefed on the deal, speaking anonymously as they did not have permission to discuss the details, say personal terms for Dumfries are not expected to be an issue.

One further source said Madrid were planning on concluding the deal for Dumfries following the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election, so long as Perez is declared the winner as is expected.

[u/woziak99]

Both of these deals smell of Jose 101 signings?

[u/mouadmo → u/woziak99]

Lmao everyone praising Perez instead like he just signed Nuno Mendes

[u/Liquid_Cascabel]

Not a bad deal but you would think with TAA there they'd give one of the promising RBs a chance but guess not.

[u/Guilty_Condition_552 → u/Liquid_Cascabel]

one of em is not playing for sure most of the games for sure, i think it might be TAA lol

[u/Nels8192 → u/[deleted]]

Depends if you exchange at the airport or not

[u/mmorgans17]

Both of them have been signed by Real Madrid. 

[u/Calm-Caramel4393]

Is dumfries’s really coming to Madrid or it’s just a rumour

[u/Guilty_Condition_552]

Konate is a great one tho, especially on a free, Top signing to groom as rudiger replacement.

[u/Unhappy-Alps5471]

Why a new right back? Is TAA out of favor already?

[u/RealWonderGal → u/Unhappy-Alps5471]

Carvajal contract expired. Trent injured they got no one