Real Madrid continues to build the squad for the 2024/25 season, a season in which it intends to take a leap in quality. For this reason, the white team’s sports management has sought the profile of players with international experience. To the names already sounded Alba Redondo, Maria Mendez, Antonia Silva, Eva Navarro, Sheila Garcia o Maëlle Lakrar -all of them yet to be officially confirmed- could be joined by Melanie Leupolz, 30-year-old German midfielder currently linked to Chelsea.
Once the season is over, Real Madrid has announced its first departures. Names like those of Ivana Andrés, Claudia Zornoza, Kenti Robles, Kathleen Sousa, Sofie Svava, Freja Siri o Sofie Svava They will not continue to be linked to the Madrid entity, which could still have another loss – in the form of a transfer or loan – to be confirmed in the coming days.
The transfer market officially opens in Spain on July 1. It will be, from then on, when arrivals to Real Madrid should begin to be made official. One of the most striking could be that of Melanie Leupolz. According to MARCA, the German international has already reached an agreement with the white club to face a transfer this summer. The midfielder He has a contract with Chelsea until June 2026 -he renewed in January 2023- so there would also have to be an agreement between both clubs.
Mother and resignation from the national team
The German midfielder wears four seasons at Chelseawhere, except for one sick leave period dedicated to being a mother –reason why he missed the 2022 Euro Cup-, has been important in Emma Hayes’ scheme. Last year he participated in 21 games with the blues -among all competitions-, being starter in both Champions League semi-final matches against Barcelona.
Leupolz decided to resign from the German team after playing in the 2023 World Cup, a tournament in which Germany was one of the great disappointments by failing to overcome a group stage where it was surpassed by Colombia and Morocco. At 30 years old and still with football in her boots, Melanie would be willing to live a new international experience, this time in the ranks of a Real Madrid that already had another German international like her in its first years of history. Babett Peter.
