Even after winning their 15th UEFA Champions League title, many won’t agree that Real Madrid has the best team in the world. And that’s legitimate; the competition is indeed impressive. However, with the official announcement that Kylian Mbappé, considered by many as currently the best player in the world, has finally signed for the Royal Club, it will be really difficult to refute those opinions claiming that there’s truly no equal to him now. It’s worth noting that Mbappé isn’t the only confirmed Real’s signing for the next season. From Palmeiras, right after the Copa America, comes a classic center-forward whom they’ve been waiting for so long – the young Henrique, who is predicted to have a great career. Moreover, the fact that almost all the major European giants wanted him, and that Real splashed out almost 50 million euros for him, speaks volumes about his potential. With Mbappé and Henrique in the lineup, Real Madrid’s already formidable attacking potential gets a new dimension. The forward line will be even faster – if that’s even possible – and the opponent’s penalty area should be filled by a classic ‘goal-scoring center-forward’. It’s true that Henrique is only 18 years old, but judging by his behavior, maturity, and everything he has shown so far in the Brazilian Serie A and the Brazilian national team (four games – two goals), it seems that this young man won’t have to wait long for the moment when Carlo Ancelotti will start to heavily rely on him. Now, how might this magical forward line look? That’s a logical question… Colleagues around the world have been discussing this in the last 24 hours.And that is, Kylian my son, the reason mother and I gave you that name…Before Kylian Mbappé signed, there was speculation about where he might play, what would happen with Vinicius (both of them thrive best along the left sideline), whether the arrival of the Frenchman would mean the departure of Rodrygo, and where, for heaven’s sake, Endrick would find his minutes amidst all of them?!The information that Kylian took the ‘number nine’ subtly suggests that his position might easily be in the central part of the attack, while the Brazilian tandem would operate on the wings. First impression – it’s not impossible. The departure of Toni Kroos frees up a spot in the midfield, which could lead to a change in the basic formation from 4-3-1-2 to a classic 4-3-3. In that case, Jude Bellingham would have to drop slightly deeper, actually to the position he played at Borussia Dortmund. This variant means that Eduardo Camavinga remains in the rotation and doesn’t take Kroos’s place as a guaranteed starter. However, considering all the successes brought by the mentioned 4-3-1-2 formation, with Jude behind two forwards (who stretch the play wide), it might be most realistic for Real to start the new season in the same way. In this option, Kylian Mbappé takes Rodrygo’s place, becoming Vinicius’s partner, and that tandem definitely becomes the fastest on the planet! There is no doubt that Kamavinga would form the midfield trio with Federico Valverde (who has taken Kroos’s ‘number eight’) and Aurélien Tchouaméni. As a third option, we have the 4-3-3 formation, which is the only one with a classic center forward – Endrick. It seems the least likely that the young Brazilian would immediately jump into the starting 11, with Vinicius and Mbappé buzzing around him as wingers. There is no doubt that he would score a lot of goals, but it is much more realistic for Ancelotti to introduce him into the system slowly and gradually. In this case, one spot in the midfield is lost, which would mean Bellingham dropping deeper, with the rotation including Kamavinga, Valverde, and Tchouaméni. FINALLY! Mbappe arrives among the best to become the greatest!These are the three options using exclusively players that Madrid can already count on. Of course, it shouldn’t be forgotten that Florentino Perez has some more ambitions during the June transfer window. Firstly, the goal is to buy a young center-back (as a replacement for Nacho), and perhaps a new left-back. Lenny Yoro (18) from Lille has already been targeted. Half of Europe wants him, but Perez has supposedly personally contacted the young man and told him “to be patient, that the negotiations will be long and successful”. Yoro was at the Champions League final in London, he was filmed, cheering for Real, and he doesn’t hide that his wish is to wear the white jersey. In other words, the Royals have already done half the job with their famous diplomacy…Another player who has been talked about for months is Alphonso Davies from Bayern. His arrival this June will largely depend on the upcoming talks the Canadian needs to have with Bayern’s new coach, Vincent Kompany. The Belgian has an idea to convince him to stay and extend his contract. If that doesn’t happen, Bayern will try to sell Davies for 50 million euros. In that case, it is not excluded that Madrid will wait until June 2025 and pick up the speedy full-back for free. And then, if that happens, just look at the ages of Real’s best players: Mbappé 25, Vinicius and Rodrygo 23, Bellingham 20, Kamavinga 21, Tchouaméni 24, Valverde 25, Davies 23, Yoro 18, Militao 26, Endrick 18… It gives you chills! This is unprecedented in top football… not since Ajax in 1995, whose average age was just above 23. And here, we haven’t even counted Arda Güler, who could yet explode onto the scene. It looks like we are in for a decade of Real Madrid.##NAJAVA_MECA_8142199##
