How Will Barcelona And Real Madrid's Signings Alter Their Starting XI's?

Brazlians David Luiz and Thiago Silva. Whilst both these players are regular faces in their current clubs starting XI surely an approach from the Catalan giants will be too big an offer to turn down, should their club be able to agree a fee with Barcelona. Similarly to the Neymar signing, this is also unlikely to change the way the team play our line up, as both targets are excellent technicians so will certainly fit into the Barcelona mould of a central defender. gareth bale tottenham Real Madrid have so far signed two players, these being Asier Illaramendi and Isco, bought from Real Sociedad and Malaga respectively, however the signing of Gareth Bale from Tottenham seems to be imminent. The signing of Illaramendi is thought to be more of a long term signing - with the intention of the Spain U21 international eventually taking Xabi Alonso's role of the deep lying play maker in their 4231 formation - thus not changing the style of the team dramatically. The signings however of Isco and Gareth Bale however will dramatically altering their lineup. Currently the band of 3 behind the main striker for Real Madrid is occupied by Cristiano Ronaldo on the left, Mesut Ozil in the centre and Angel Di Maria on the left hand side. It is likely that due to the fact that both Isco and Bale tend to play in this band of 3 - Isco in the centre, and Bale on the left that Ronaldo may have to change position and play as an out an out striker due to his goalscoring exploits. It is thought that the most dispensable player out of the current band of 3 is Di Maria, who is a great talent. This means that Ozil may move out to the left flank as he has played in the past, this does however somewhat nullify his threat. Isco will then take the vacant position left in the central attacking midfield position and Gareth Bale will take Ronaldo's position on the left. Whether my predictions are proven to be accurate or not, it will be fascinating to see how Ancelotti and Martino of Madrid and Barcelona respectively have to alter their teams to fit their new signings in to the fold.

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