Should Real Madrid Cash In On Aurélien Tchouaméni?
Aurelien Tchouameni defensive midfield of Real Madrid and France during the La Liga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Girona FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 10, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images With just over two months remaining until the official opening of the summer transfer window, it’s clear that Real Madrid are due quite a few wholesale changes to their roster. Álvaro Arbeloa’s side are all but guaranteed to miss out on all three major trophies for a second straight season, having lost to lower-tier Albacete in the Copa del Rey and falling nine points behind Barcelona.
The UEFA Champions League represented their only hope of avoiding a trophyless campaign, but those ambitions were quashed on Wednesday after falling to a 6-4 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals. It’s highly likely that we will be looking at a drastically different Real Madrid in 2026/27, starting off with what will be the club’s fourth head coach in a year. David Alaba is set to depart on a free transfer this summer, whilst Antonio Rüdiger and Dani Carvajal could do the same.
Real will have major decisions to make regarding Vinícius Júnior, Brahim Diaz, Thibaut Courtois, Fran García and Dani Ceballos, whose contacts are set to expire in 2027,\ whilst Eduardo Camavinga has been linked with a departure following his mind-boggling expulsion against Bayern. Other players like Gonzalo García, Ferland Mendy and Raúl Asencio could be headed towards the exit door, and one in particular whose future appears to be more and more up in the air is Aurélién Tchouaméni. Born on January 27, 2000, Tchouaméni was raised by Camerooniain parents in France and developed in Girondins de Bordeaux’s academy before eventually making his first-team debut on July 26, 2018 under the watchful eye of Gustavo Poyet .
Tchouaméni emerged as a vital cog in midfield for Bordeaux and eventually attracted the attention of fellow Ligue 1 side Monaco. After 2. 5 years in the principality, Tchouaméni decided to leave France for the first time in his life, making the move to Real Madrid in July 2022 for €80 million, rising to €100 million due to additional bonuses.
“I watched Tchouaméni during my first season in Bordeaux, and he was playing for the second team in the Coupe Gambardella, this big youth competition in France. I went to see him a few times, and I brought him in pre season to train with us,” stated Poyet in an exclusive Managing Madrid interview. “He was already a big, long player, and I was playing him a little bit more forward, which was a good thing.
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