Mourinho to drop three Real Madrid players

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Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is planning to reduce the squad ahead of the new season. The Portuguese specialist currently has 26 players, but aims to work with 20 in the starting lineup. Injured Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo will not be included in this list. This was reported by AS.

Mourinho wants to have at least two players for each position in the team. There are some lines that have been identified as surplus players. Therefore, three players are expected to leave the "royal club" before the end of the summer transfer window.

Eduardo Camavinga is seen as one of the players who could leave the club. The "cream" are ready to consider a transfer if a good offer comes for him. However, the French midfielder wants to stay in the team.

Ferland Mendy's future is also in question. The Frenchman's frequent injuries are affecting Mourinho's plans. However, Mendy has no intention of leaving Madrid.

Another candidate is Raul Asensio. The Real Madrid trainee is currently trying to convince the coach to stay in the first team. He is also unable to fully participate in pre-season training due to injury.

It has become clear that Endrik will not be sent on loan. Mourinho has decided to keep the Brazilian striker in the team. The coach believes that he will play an important role in the attack in the future.

Real Madrid spent a lot of money to strengthen the squad in the summer transfer window. The club spent a total of around 225 million euros on the transfers of Yann Diomande, Marc Cucurella, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate, Bernardo Silva and Carlos Espi. Mourinho also wanted to transfer Rodri, but the Manchester City player rejected the offer to move to Madrid.

That's why Real Madrid are focusing on reducing their squad rather than making new signings. Mourinho's aim is to create a squad of around 20 players that is easy to manage throughout the season, balanced across positions.