The No. 1 dream transfer target for Real Madrid president Florentino Perez this summer is Bayern Munich right winger Michael Olise, who is coming off a Ballon d'Or caliber season that he further solidfied this summer with seven assists for the French national team at the 2026 World Cup, sending five of those seven assists directly to the Merengues star striker Kylian Mbappe.
With his cool head, elite technical quality, one on one ability, work rate, and almost Arjen Robben esque curled shots, Olise has already arrived as the next big thing in world football, exploding from his Crystal Palace days to become arguably a top five player on this whole planet.
But it looks like Real Madrid are not just looking at Olise as a potential splashy forward option this summer transfer window. L'Equipe's Jose Barroso drops a highly surprising report that Real Madrid are among the club surveilling Barcelona striker Ferran Torres, whose interest has exploded after his feisty finish to make the Spanish national team world champions again over a villainous Argentina.
Torres was actually frustrating Barcelona fans throughout the 2025/26 season with his poor finishing, with many Culers criticizing Hansi Flick for playing him and even wanting him out for a new No. 9. But now, Barcelona badly want to keep Torres by signing him to a new contract when they can afford to do so after the summer transfer window, but the future lies in the hands of The Shark.
Back to back Champions League winners PSG have been very interested in the player, while Premier League clubs like Tottenham Hotspur have also been whispered in transfer rumors. But this is the first time Real Madrid have been mentioned.
With not much time left on Torres's contract, Real Madrid could be waiting for Barcelona to run it down if they can't sign the forward to a new deal, but Torres is a versatile player who can be at any attacking position - and suddenly, Madrid may want more Spanish players.
The funniest thing about all of this is Real Madrid actually badly wanted Torres in 2020 but could not sign him due to COVID. Torres dreamed of Real long before he went to Barca, signing with Manchester City in the early 2020s instead for Pep Guardiola all because Florentino Perez and Madrid needed to save money for Kylian Mbappe during COVID. Now, Torres is surprisingly back on their radar as an alternative to Michael Olise, unlikely as he is.
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