Jurgen Klopp to axe five big Real Madrid stars with six major signings identified

Following confirmation that Jurgen Klopp is high on Real Madrid’s wishlist for a new manager and that the German is considering taking on the role, a report claims he has given the club a list of six players he would like to sign this summer, with another five stars in danger of being forced out of the Bernabeu.

The 58-year-old departed Liverpool after close to nine years at the helm in May 2024, hinting at the time that the Reds would be his last managerial role in club football. And while he has since become Red Bull’s Global Head of Soccer, Klopp is now being strongly linked with the Real Madrid job, which this week became vacant when Xabi Alonso was brutally axed after just eight months in charge.

Indeed, Klopp has already been installed as favourite to take the job, fuelled by claims made by Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg that the former Reds boss is ‘fascinated’ by the role and ‘seriously tempted’ to take up their offer.

Now, with speculation that Klopp will be the next man at the helm going into overdrive, reports in Spain have already started speculating on what a Klopp side at the Bernabeu would look like.

As a result, reports in Spain claim that Klopp ‘demands many changes’ if he is to arrive at Real Madrid and wants ‘the addition of two new faces’ at centre-back.

And it’s claimed that Klopp wants Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano as one of those, though his second, in Marc Guehi, has already been taken off the table with the England defender on the cusp of signing for Manchester City in a £20m deal worth £300,000 a week.

Klopp would also like to improve at left-back, with Bournemouth’s Alex Jimenez targeted, while he would also like at least one new central midfielder, with both Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes and Angelo Stiller of Stuttgart on his wishlist.

In attack, it’s reported Klopp would like a new right-winger, with the addition of Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi recommended.

However, there will also be departures, too, with five players said to be on ‘thin ice’ at the Bernabeu.

With many changes expected in the squad, it’s reported that the German has already decided Ferland Mendy and David Alaba will pack their bags, while in midfield, Eduardo Camavinga and Dani Ceballos are two more players for whom it’s claimed ‘patience has run out’.

Former Manchester City man Brahim Diaz is another reportedly on the chopping block should Klopp come in as manager.