Open Thread: April 22, 2026
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Nearing an End to the Saga 🚨 JUST IN: During meetings at Real Madrid, there were complaints about Vini Jr. , which Florentino Pérez responded to FIRMLY: ‘That’s my business, leave Vini TO ME’. The president believes that Vini’s renewal WILL HAPPEN, and that the player has much more to achieve.
In… pic. twitter. com/90ZypiznIV — Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 22, 2026 Well Now This is Interesting See, there’s plenty of talk around a potential clear-out and “rebuild” for this summer.
And yet, this is a conflicting report — possibly motivated by cash flows at company-level. 🚨 BREAKING: Florentino Perez believes there is NO NEED for a REBUILD at Real Madrid this summer. The president plans to: – Sign a midfielder – Sign a defender – Bring back Endrick – Bring back Nico Paz – Bring back Victor Munoz He believes these are the small changes needed… pic.
twitter. com/oPLgLAa9aj — Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 21, 2026 Yet, you know, these changes that are mentioned aren’t exactly few. But then again, the defense needs some life injected and so do the midfield profiles.