Klopp ‘arrives’ at Real Madrid with €200m transfer demand

Robin Bairner

• 13 Feb 2026 04:01 CST
• 3 min read

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Jurgen Klopp has laid down his transfer demands if he is to become Real Madrid’s next head coach, with the former Liverpool manager insisting upon a €200 million plan.

Although Alvaro Arbeloa is currently in the Real Madrid hotseat, there is no guarantee that the former Castilla boss will remain in the position beyond the end of the season.

Klopp is one of the main names tipped to take over should president Florentino Perez opt for another change, but the German will arrive in Spain with a formidable list of demands, according to El Nacional.

‘Strategic sales’ to fund signings

Firstly, he wants to make two “strategic sales” in order to fund signings. The players he has earmarked to leave the club are Rodrygo and Eduardo Camavinga – a pair that has struggled to make an impact this season.

Klopp, it is reported, believes that they have reached their full capacity and will not improve further.

In addition, they do not have the qualities that he is looking for in his team.

Klopp targets Mac Allister and Romero

Klopp is planning to revisit Liverpool to raid the Anfield club for Alexis Mac Allister, should he take the Real Madrid job. The Argentine offers more tactical intelligence than Camavinga and has a capacity to control the pace of the game that the France international would not give him.

Rodrygo, meanwhile, will not be replaced in a like-for-like manner. Instead, Klopp will look to a player who can strengthen their defence.

In this regard, Los Blancos will look at signing Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero, who has been linked with a summer switch to the Bernabeu in the past. His aggressiveness is an attribute that the German wants to see more of should he take command in the Spanish capital.

Will €200m be enough?

There is a long way to go before any of this comes to fruition – even if Klopp does ultimately wind up as Real Madrid’s next head coach.

While Romero’s links with Los Blancos do seem to be increasing, prising Mac Allister away from Liverpool will be no easy task.

Mac Allister has an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of €117.6 million while Romero is worth €60.7m.

While this comes to within Klopp’s €200m budget, the probable reluctance of both Liverpool and Spurs to sell suggests that more will be required if this blockbuster double deal is to get off the ground.

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