On Thursday’s edition of La Tribu (sponsored by Sportium), hosts Javier Tinto, Miguel Serrano, Pipi Estrada, Nacho Labarga, and Jorge Segura broke down the latest talking points in Spanish football — including the controversial chants at Cornellà during Spain’s friendly, the goalkeeping situation for La Roja, and Enzo Fernandez’s latest flirtatious “wink” toward Real Madrid.
The discussion quickly turned to Real Madrid’s long-term need for a midfield organizer to fill the void left by Toni Kroos. The panel highlighted three realistic candidates for that role: Martin Zubimendi (ruled out), Vitinha, and Enzo Fernandez — with the Argentine emerging as the clear favorite.
Miguel Serrano was particularly bullish: “Of the three who can occupy the position that Kroos occupied, Zubimendi is ruled out, Vitinha and Enzo. The favourite of the three is Enzo, because he has the perfect conditions to play in that position. It would be the perfect signing. It costs a lot of money, but Madrid have players with whom they can make money this summer, such as Camavinga or Nico Paz. It’s vital that Chelsea don’t get into the Champions League.”
Serrano added that Enzo had already offered himself to Madrid in the last week of February, with a second approach coming right after Chelsea’s humiliating Champions League elimination against PSG. However, he warned of the financial hurdle: “The problem is that Madrid cannot undertake the signing because Chelsea is not going to sell him for less than 150 or 160 million euros.”
Nacho Labarga echoed the urgency: “Madrid cannot afford any more time without an organizer in the center of the field — that has been one of their great evils. Madrid needs someone there, they need to get it right, and Enzo is a very experienced player, a world champion.”
Pipi Estrada suggested Madrid could generate funds through clever sales, mentioning a potential deal involving Victor Muñoz, while Jorge Segura offered a note of caution: “We’ll see how the season ends for Madrid. If they win the Champions League, maybe they will consider that they don’t have to spend 150 million on Enzo.”
The panel’s consensus was clear: Chelsea’s failure to qualify for next season’s Champions League could dramatically weaken their negotiating position and force them to consider lower offers for the Argentine star — potentially opening the door for Real Madrid to pounce on a player who has publicly hinted at his desire to play in the Spanish capital.
With Enzo’s recent comments about loving Madrid (comparing it to Buenos Aires) adding fuel to the fire, the situation has suddenly become one of the most intriguing transfer sagas of the summer. Whether Los Blancos can make the finances work remains the big question — but Chelsea’s European setback may have just given them the perfect window of opportunity.