In recent days, it seems that Florentino Pérez has been receiving bad news all the time. After what happened in Bilbao, the president of Real Madrid has been forced to reject the offer of a top player. We are talking about Jamal Musiala, Bayern midfielder, who is very close to renewing his contract with a multimillion-dollar salary.
Real Madrid had shown interest in Jamal Musiala ahead of 2026, when his current contract with Bayern would terminate. However, it seems that this is going to fall through quickly. At 21, he's become a key figure for the Bavarians and will earn a salary in line with his role. This would make him one of the highest-paid players in the world.
From now on, Musiala will earn an annual salary of around 25 million euros for the next four or five seasons. Florentino Pérez was very interested until now, but he is clear that he doesn't intend to pay those figures. To put it in context, the German would be the highest- paid player at Real Madrid, even ahead of Mbappé, Bellingham or Vinícius.
After receiving this, Florentino Pérez has been very clear: Real Madrid is not interested. In the last few hours, he has received two pieces of bad news. First, the unexpected defeat in Bilbao; second, this forced rejection of Jamal Musiala.
Decided after Bilbao: Farewell to Real Madrid
The arrival of Jamal Musiala is now impossible given the huge offer he is going to accept to stay in Munich. Given this situation, the president of Real Madrid intends to close the transfer of Florian Wirtz by all means. He'll do so with a special incentive for the Leverkusen player, because he also wants to take the coach who's made him blossom: Xabi Alonso.
Xabi Alonso has decided that this will be his last campaign at Bayer Leverkusen and he's already decided where he will go next: Real Madrid. Sky Germany has discovered that everything is already done between both parties and in 2025 he will land at Santiago Bernabéu. It is the option that Florentino Pérez has always had in mind in the event that Carlo Ancelotti's time at the club ends prematurely.
With Xabi Alonso, Florian Wirtz will also join Real Madrid. Florentino Pérez's decision is blunt after the defeat in Bilbao: no to Jamal Musiala. He hadn't expected to get anywhere near the 25 million euros he will now earn a year in Munich. It has been decided.