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New Bernabéu, new Real Madrid. Florentino Pérez plans to revive the squad with Mbappé or Haaland
Real Madrid fans were a little sad at the end of August when the transfer of Kylian Mbappé from PSG failed to go through. It may be worth the year’s wait, as Los Blancos management are preparing quite a storm.
Real Madrid fans were a little sad at the end of August when the transfer of Kylian Mbappé from PSG failed to go through. It may be worth the year’s wait, as Los Blancos management are preparing quite a storm.
In 2016-2018, Real Madrid did something incredible by dominating the Champions League three times in a row. No other club has even managed to defend it. But the players have aged, some have lost motivation, others have lost form. Therefore, it is necessary to bang the table vigorously and make the royal club a colossus of success again.
Florentino Pérez has already begun the rebuilding process. David Alaba came for free from Bayern, Eduardo Camavinga, one of the biggest talents in the world, arrived for 35 million. For the third time, Real Madrid had one more triumph in store, but PSG did not let Kylian Mbappé go.
However, this may not bother the fans of the White Ballet so much, because next year could be a real trigger. According to Marca, Pérez is planning another version of the Galacticos, which is expected to feature several stars.
Kylian Mbappé has made it clear that he does not want to extend his contract at PSG and is eager to leave for Madrid. The French striker is expected to come on a free transfer when his contract ends, allowing Pérez to manoeuvre further. In fact, there is an alleged verbal agreement between Real and Erling Haaland, whom Real Madrid also want to acquire next year.
He will be relying on the good relationship he has with Borussia, as evidenced, for example, by Achraf Hakimi’s successful two-year loan spell. And also on convincing heavyweight agent Mino Raiola. Haaland’s €75 million clause in his contract will be activated next summer.
“Haaland and Mbappé? They can definitely play together. The best players always play together,” Mino Raiola hinted in an interview with the AS daily.
And it is Raiola who has Real Madrid’s third transfer target in his stable. Paul Pogba. As you may know, the French footballer’s contract expires at the end of this season and he would also be moving to the new Santiago Bernabéu for free.
You might be asking where Real Madrid will get the money for all these stars, since there is a lot of talk about big debts in relation to the Madrid club. However, this is more of a myth, Los Blancos are in perfect shape. The only big debt is due to the loan for the new stadium, which will be paid off over thirty years.
In reality, Florentino Pérez has behaved like a seasoned businessman. During the coronavirus crisis, he did not spend, Real have not spent a single euro on transfers in the last four transfer periods, apart from Camavinga. On the contrary, he has sold several players, last summer he cashed in over €100 million, this year he has healed on the sales of Varane and Ødegaard.
Since the 2016/17 season, Real Madrid is the only big club in the black in terms of transfers. Indeed, having sold 83 players for €623 million and brought in 90 players for €619 million, it is €4 million in the black.
In the same period, Barcelona has a loss of 300 million euros, Manchester City even 700 million euros. PSG has a balance of minus 452 million euros, Manchester United is in a loss of 671 million for this period.
So Florentino Pérez is going to make a big cut after years of austerity and little investment in the squad. And hand on heart, who wouldn’t want to see the Mbappé-Haaland attacking duo?
Source: Marca, AS, Transfermarkt