Real Madrid favourites to retain league title

Exactly two weeks after beating Liverpool to the Champions League trophy, Los Blancos secured another victory over the Reds: the signing of much-coveted France and Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.

Both finalists had sent scouts to watch the 22-year-old over the course of the 2021-22 campaign, alongside the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and the Premier League’s Manchester clubs, but the pull of the Champions League and La Liga winners was ultimately too strong.

The capture somewhat softened the blow of missing out on Kylian Mbappe in May, and Real Madrid clearly took joy in clawing back some PR points at Tchouameni’s official unveiling, with their new signing openly revealing to the media how he rejected Mbappe’s calls to join the French giants. Mbappe1-1 Real Madrid.

The fact that president Florentino Perez was willing to pay such a large fee – almost €100m including addons – for”.