Real Madrid face €173,000 RFEF payment to register three summer signings | OneFootball

Real Madrid will have to pay a small sum as part of their summer planning after confirming four signings for the new season.

The club must pay €173,428.5 to the Spanish Football Federation before registering three of those new arrivals.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the payment applies to Bernardo Silva, Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries because all three players are being registered in Spanish football for the first time.

The fee for a first registration in La Liga currently stands at €57,809.5 per player.

Why Real Madrid must pay the fee

With three players falling under that requirement, Real Madrid’s total payment reaches €173,428.5.

Playing in La Liga for the first time. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images)

It is an administrative cost that every First and Second Division club must pay when registering a player in Spanish football for the first time.

Bernardo Silva arrives after spending the major part of his career outside Spain, while Konate and Dumfries are also preparing for their first experience in La Liga.

Marc Cucurella is the exception among the club’s four signings.

Although this will be his first registration as a Real Madrid player, the Spanish defender has already played in La Liga with Getafe before moving to the Premier League and Chelsea.

Cucurella and Mourinho avoid the extra cost

The same principle also applies to Jose Mourinho.

Normally, a Spanish club must pay the RFEF three percent of a coach’s contract when registering him in the competition for the first time.

No registration fee for Cucurella. (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images)

However, Mourinho is returning to a league he already knows well.

The Portuguese coach previously spent two and a half seasons in charge of Real Madrid, meaning his latest registration does not carry the same first-time requirement.

A small price for Madrid’s summer rebuild

From a Real Madrid perspective, the €173,428.5 payment is hardly significant compared to the wider financial commitment involved in building an elite squad.

Still, it is another detail that shows how many administrative costs sit behind major transfer operations.

More importantly, three of Real Madrid’s four additions are completely new to Spanish football.

Bernardo, Konate and Dumfries will need to adapt to La Liga, but each arrives with considerable experience at the highest level. The registration bill will quickly become a footnote.

What matters for Real Madrid is whether these additions, alongside Cucurella and the return of Mourinho, can justify the club’s summer planning on the pitch.

After two successive trophyless seasons, Los Blancos are in desperate need of some inspiration, and it remains to be seen whether these signings can come together to bring silverware back to the Santiago Bernabeu.