Real Madrid has accepted Dani Ceballos’ free exit as Aurélien Tchouaméni’s club shifts its summer work toward departures. The move comes before the market officially opens on 1 July, even though four players and one coach are already in place.
Dani Ceballos opens the exit lane
Ceballos has been granted a free release and accepted the decision, making him the first clear outbound case in a summer that is now being managed from the roster side rather than the signing side. Real Madrid says the summer is still long, but its priorities have already moved.
The timing matters because the club has already signed four players and one coach before 1 July. That leaves less room for broad movement and more pressure to trim names from a group that is starting to look oversized for the plan ahead.
Fran García and Raúl Asencio
Fran García is also on the list of possible departures. He was close to leaving for the Premier League in the last winter transfer window, so his situation already has a clear recent history behind it.
Raúl Asencio is the other player named as a possible exit. Real Madrid is not treating every linked name the same way, and it is not currently focusing on Enzo Fernández despite reports around him.
Real Madrid’s squad trim
The most revealing number is ten defenders on the payroll. Real Madrid wants a squad of around 25 registrations, so the club’s next steps are less about adding and more about deciding which players fit that number.
Camavinga and Gonzalo are expected to stay unless a difficult-to-reject market opportunity appears. That leaves the open question centered on the exits already in motion: which players will actually leave before the season starts?
