Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo turned down the chance to join Real Madrid before signing a new deal with the Blues, sources have told TEAMtalk, as Los Blancos president Florentino Perez decides to let David Alaba leave.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid<\/a>\u00a0are staring at yet another disappointing season, with Alvaro Arbeloa\u2019s side out of the Champions League and nine points behind leaders Barcelona in second place in LaLiga.<\/p>\n Los Blancos are planning a summer rebuild, with signing a midfielder one of the primary objectives of president Perez.<\/p>\n Moises Caicedo rejects Real Madrid<\/p>\n One of the midfielders that Madrid like is\u00a0Moises Caicedo<\/a>, who is one of the best players for\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Madrid will not be able to sign the Ecuador international in the summer of 2026, after the midfielder signed a new contract with Chelsea.<\/p>\n TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, has reported that\u00a0Caicedo turned down interest from Real Madrid<\/a>, among other clubs, to commit his long-term future to Chelsea.<\/p>\n Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich also expressed their interest in the 24-year-old, but the \u00a3115million (\u20ac135m, $160m) signing from Brighton and Hove Albion in 2023 always wanted to stay at Chelsea.<\/p>\n Sources have told us that Caicedo\u2019s new contract at Chelsea is until 2033 and will see him earn in excess of \u00a3200,000 per week.<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk\u00a0as a preferred source on Google\u00a0<\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n David Alaba \u2018will leave\u2019 Real Madrid<\/p>\n David Alaba<\/a>\u00a0is out of contract at Madrid at the end of the season, and Los Blancos have decided to let him leave.<\/p>\n The Austrian defender has had injury problems in recent seasons and is also 33 years of age.<\/p>\n Madrid president Perez has brutally decided that Alaba will not be part of the team next season because of his underwhelming performances and injury problems, despite him winning LaLiga and the Champions League twice each with Los Blancos.<\/p>\n Journalist Jorge C Picon has reported on\u00a0X<\/a>: \u201cDAVID ALABA<\/p>\n \u201cA safe exit is David Alaba, whom they are not counting on.<\/p>\n \u201cHis salary (top-5 in the squad) is not compatible with his performance and his physical condition.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will leave at the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n Franco Mastantuono could leave Real Madrid on loan<\/p>\n