Real Madrid: Florentino Pérez’s transfer plan for the mercato

Real Madrid le plan de transfert de Florentino Pérez pour le mercato

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Long announced, the winter mercato is finally here and all the big European teams that are in difficulty will have to go and pick up on the market the elements they need to revive themselves and look good for the rest of the season. So Real Madrid as it is of its habit, the white house thinks differently, and this is reflected in its transfer plan.

Real Madrid despite a match to forget in Valladolid has closed 2022 in the best possible way. Good news for the club that has laid the foundations early on the basis of success and a core of players that facilitate a smooth and constant transition. That is to say, the veterans act as cicerones for the new talent so that the backpack of pressure that is Madrid is not so heavy. Modric, Kroos, Benzema, Marcelo, Casemiro… Players who, over time, have made or must make a step aside and the team has a clear idea of its future structure, since the roadmap has already been established. A notebook with three names that are identified as necessary strokes to complete the future. These are Jude Bellingham (20 years), Alphonso Davies (22 years) and Erling Haaland (22 years). The fourth is already closed: Endrick (16).

Indeed, if the club has an easy time convincing players because of its prestige, this new poker move will not be easy to achieve. For the moment, it already has an asset up its sleeve. Endrick, at 16 years old, who already speaks well of the Spanish club: “I think about it and… I want to win a lot of titles at Real Madrid,” he confessed after scoring three goals in the “All-Star Game”. And to sign the 16-year-old player, 35M€ plus variables were needed. He will arrive in 2024, when he will be 18 years old (July 21). The same summer in which the names of Davies and Haaland, two opportunities presented by the market, but in different contexts, will be on the table in the white house.

Davies, a supersonic footballer (this year he has reached 36 km/h), has been identified as the perfect reinforcement of the left side, since Ferland Mendy has some questionable offensive failures, while Alaba and Rüdiger, other options considered by Ancelotti, are more comfortable in the axis of the defense. The Canadian is a complete package. A physical, experienced left back, used to pressure and with a contract situation that Madrid hopes to use to its advantage. His contract with the Bavarian club expires in 2025. The year 2024 is therefore marked by the assault, to try to limit the final price that would now have to pay.

The case of Haaland is special and has its own peculiarities that must be worked on. Recall that several media are reporting a clause of € 150M in 2024 that would allow him to leave Manchester City. Last season, bridges were built between the Norwegian, his entourage and Real Madrid. But between the presence of Benzema and the expected arrival, at the time, of Kylian Mbappé, they did not cross paths. To get the Leeds-born player, they would have to convince him again and there are many uncontrollable variables at the moment. However, the course of events will largely mark the next movements of the cyborg, who did not want to be tied 100%. Hence the clause… In addition, in 2024, Benzema will be 37 years old (he will be 37 on December 19) and it seems unrealistic to think that Endrick is indisputable from the first minute.

Finally, the signing that will be addressed first, and next summer is that of Jude Victor William Bellingham, who did not want to renew his contract with Dortmund before the World Cup. He does not want to put obstacles to his departure and his priority is Real Madrid. The reason for this choice is that he does not want to return to the Premier League. City, United and Liverpool are the sirens with the most suggestive songs, but Bellingham understands that his decision to leave his country to become a star was the right one. His growing role at Signal Iduna Park, where he arrived at only 17 years and is now one of the captains, is the best confirmation of this choice. Qatar 2022, the confirmation that he is not a promise, but a reality, although his potential is enormous. The Bernabeu offices will try to negotiate a reasonable price, around 120 million euros, avoiding any overbidding that could trigger the bidding. The good relationship between the clubs, between Hans-Joachim Watzke and Florentino Pérez, the leaders of both entities, will be the key to materialize the white nostalgia.

Fancy Franck

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