Jorge Valdano said during Carvalho's presentation that Real Madrid is still active in the market. "We feel comfortable with the squad we have, but no exits or entrances are sealed."
"There may be new additions," said Valdano, confirming Mourinho's wishes to incorporate an attacking player to round out the staff.

Best known for his perfect positioning, his foresight and his ability to advance the ball out of the first third, Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho (18-05-78 Amarante, Portugal) joins Real Madrid at the age of 32 and with 19 titles to speak of.
Speed, elegance and perfect positioning have earned Ricardo Carvalho leader status on every team he has played for.

Mourinho continued testing the waters in Real Madrid's second match of the preseason. With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for kick-off, Benzema was alone in attack and flanked by Van der Vaart and Di Maria. The French striker had another solid outing and often fell back to the wings to allow for the incorporation of Ramos and Drenthe on offense.

Jose Mourinho was pleased with his team's first preseason performance, but he made it clear that there is still plenty of work to be done.
"We won, but we would rather win real matches than preseason ones. It was a different kind of practice against a competitive, fast and motivated team.

Associated Press - Aug. 5, 2010, 11:25AM
MADRID — Real Madrid playmaker Kaká has undergone knee surgery and will miss three to four months.
The Spanish club said Friday that Kaká left the team's camp in Los Angeles to have the operation on his meniscus in Antwerp, Belgium.

Real Madrid defeated America de Mexico 3-2 with goals from Sergio Canales, Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid dominated the first half and had a few chances but it wasn't until late in the period that score on a combination play between Karim Benzema, Ronaldo and Sergio Canales.

The day has arrived. Mourinho's Madrid opens today in San Francisco. It's time to see if his revolution is reflected in the field. Today Real Madrid will have many absences and will debut only two signings: Pedro Leon and Di Maria, but it'll be useful to discover the lines of the Madrid 2010-2011.

7/30/2010, 6:41 a.m. CDT
The Associated Press
(AP) — STUTTGART, Germany - Stuttgart says Germany midfielder Sami Khedira is set to join Real Madrid.
Stuttgart said on Friday the two clubs have agreed on the transfer and Khedira will sign a contract with Madrid once he has undergone a medical.

Real Madrid flies at these moments towards the United States, where the team will play the first two games of the preseason. The team is expected to arrive in Los Angeles around 5:20pm pacific time. The players will be staying at the Beverly Hills hotel and will be practicing at the UCLA campus with sessions in the morning and afternoon.

Striker Raul Gonzalez has announced his exit from Real Madrid after 15 seasons with the Spanish soccer club. We will miss you Raul.
Madrid's all-time leading scorer made the announcement Monday from the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in front of fans and flanked by new Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and club president Florentino Perez.

Real Madrid closed the signing of Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso for the next four seasons and close to 30 million euros, both clubs confirmed the transaction on their official websites.
Alonso is in Norway where he was to compete in a friendly with Liverpool, but in the next few hours he will travel to the capital of Spain to have a medical exam and sign his new contract as a player of Real Madrid for the next four years.

Cristiano Ronaldo starts to be amortized
The Portuguese was a key player in Real Madrid's victory agains the League of Quito and in the classification to the Peace Cup semifinals. The portuguese star converted a penalty which he intervened in the second goal scored by Esteban Granero. Metzelder, Negredo and Vera, twice, scored the remaining goals of a meeting in which the Pellegrini showed a clear improvement in his game.

Real Madrid officially announced the addition of Esteban Granero for the next four seasons after the player has played with Getafe in the last two, fulfilling a fundamental role.
Granero thus becomes the seventh player to incorporate to Madrid this season after the millionaire acquisitions of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Benzema, Albiol, Negredo and Garay.

A beautiful goal from the french man in the 86th minute gave Real Madrid the first victory of the new season. Benzema also had a shot to the cross while Cristiano Ronaldo demonstrated his skills the first 45 minutes of the match.

Kaka got introduced to the fans at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on tuesday wearing the number 8 jersey. Kaka, will wear the number 8 Real Madrid jersey for the next five seasons. The event that took place in Madrid and it was free congregated more than 40000 fans. The next player will be Cristiano Ronaldo and most likely will wear number 9 Real Madrid Jersey.