Are We Ever Going to Spend Money? - Transfers, Rumors, & Lies Thread

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  1. Saeta Rubia

    Saeta Rubia Member+

    May 28, 2010
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    That comment was by a journalist actually. Flo has made himself look weak with recent sales. Now players feel they can get out for cheap and get a big contract due to low transfer fee. It might be better if Flo goes for a vacation until Serie A window closes 'cos I fear he might give away Modric if he meets with his agent. No one tries this kind of BS with any other top European club.

    Flo is 71 and honestly, maybe it's time for him to retire. Starting to give Berlusconi vibes during his latter years at Milan. Difference here is that Flo doesn't even have to invest his own money at the club unlike with Berlu. We have the 2nd highest revenue and yet teams like Inter trying to snatch our best players for cheap due to the President's attitude.
     
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  2. temesgen

    temesgen Member+

    Jun 27, 2004
    Everything I've read about Modric for some time suggest that Modric loves Madrid the city very much, his family is well adjusted to life here. My guess is he eventually retires here and comes back as a coach.
     
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  3. Saeta Rubia

    Saeta Rubia Member+

    May 28, 2010
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    My understanding is that Modric's agent is pushing the narrative that he can leave for cheap and get a big signing on fee and a good 3-4 year contract from Inter. If that's the plan, everything depends on whether Flo is so weak or not. It wouldn't work with any other top European club.
     
  4. temesgen

    temesgen Member+

    Jun 27, 2004
    His agent is likely sensing weakness due to loss of Ronaldo and aggressively going for a renewal ($).
     
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  5. Digital

    Digital Member+

    Dec 10, 2012
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I agree with all of this but, I absolutely see the need for a striker, and not just for the sake of having a shiny new toy , I feel the team needs it.
     
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  6. MaxY

    MaxY Member+

    May 24, 2016
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Icardi is fine. He's 25 so he has resale value. He isn't fancy and doesn't have much flair but he scores goals consistently with only 3 shots per game.
     
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  7. Zidane05

    Zidane05 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jul 18, 2005
    Toronto
    Florentino has done far more good than missteps in his current tenure. Let's take a deep breath before we jump off the ledge because of a rumor.
     
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  8. Marco B.

    Marco B. Member

    Real Madrid
    Spain
    Jun 2, 2018
    It's too late for Icardi. Inter will not sell him now.
     
  9. fierro

    fierro Member+

    Jan 30, 2007
    El Chuco
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There is no problem with selling Modric. If the player wants to go there are suitors and we already have replacements in house.

    We are fudged because we have let our best strikers leave the last two summer's, held on to the deadweight, and made absolutely no effort at finding replacements.
     
  10. Chinky24

    Chinky24 Member+

    Real Madrid
    Dec 26, 2004
    Nashville
    Club:
    Real Madrid
  11. Excape Goat

    Excape Goat Member+

    Mar 18, 1999
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    If Inter Milan paid 750 million, of course, Perez should sell Modric. But no one is that dumb. Seriously, if Perez sells him for less than 200 million, there will be riots in Madrid!
     
  12. ahnaf

    ahnaf Member+

    Jun 9, 2013
    Dhaka,Bangladesh
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Bangladesh
    All this because of a stupid rumour? Isn't this the same guy that got busted out by benzema's agent? :rolleyes:
     
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  13. Raul-7

    Raul-7 Member+

    Real Madrid
    Spain
    Aug 17, 2006
    We never gave James a star-role like Modric except for his first season under Ancelotti; ever since Zidane took over James was relegated to being a bit-player.
     
  14. Excape Goat

    Excape Goat Member+

    Mar 18, 1999
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I agreed 90% of what you said. Perez has taken the right direction. My issue is that Perez forgot to stockpile a striker or goal scorer. The other positions are more than fine. Vin Junior, Cebellos, Isco, Asensio, Lucus, etc will be good this coming season It is that one position! And that weak link will kill our entire season. Perez just needs to sign that one player.

    In a few weeks, we will be starting the new season with one of Mayoral, Raul De Tomas and Benzema as our main scoring threat. We are not talking about starting Ronaldo+9 players + Danilo. We are talking about starting 10 great players and one of the three in the most important position of the team.

    PS: I always consider myself the only member of the Benzema Fan Club in Real Madrid Forum in bigsoccer.com.
     
  15. kelvinphr

    kelvinphr Member+

    Aug 23, 2007
    Botswana
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I hear what you guys are saying and I understand the concern, however, maybe because I play primarily as a centre back, I am not too convinced that we are that desperate for a striker. I may be looking at things differently as I am more conditioned to looking at that side of the game. When Ronaldo played badly and wasn't scoring at the beginning of the season, it wasn't lack of goals that cost us points in most cases but rather the defense. If I remember correctly, we only failed to score in 3 matches in that time. I think its telling that we scored only 5 goals less than Barca but managed to ship in almost twice as many as they did. Pathetico scored almost 40 goals less than we did but still managed a points tally greater than ours.
    I would be happy to upgrade on RDT, Mayoral, and Benzema, but I don't think that's the position that defined or will define our season this time around.
     
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  16. Lyra

    Lyra Member+

    Apr 29, 2013
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Cristiano to Juve started off as a bs rumor too. Just saying.
     
  17. Yannick Relens

    Yannick Relens Member+

    Real Madrid
    Belgium
    Jan 21, 2018
    I don't just want us to win games , I don't want Real to excell at defence . I want to see us scoring a shitload of goals and win games by 4-2 and 5-3 like back then.
    I understand that we need to defend better en concede less but I also dont want to become Atlético. We should grab our opponent by the balls , it is in our genes. We lack firepower and I would sign 1 winger and 2 attackers , sell Benzema or use him as a 10.
     
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  18. Eddie

    Eddie Member+

    Oct 19, 2005
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I love it when people say "We should sign X position and Y position" without giving any names, realistic ones too.

    For me, it's crazier to sign Hazard for 200M than to go into the season with Benzema as our main striker, just saying.
     
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  19. S1na

    S1na Member+

    Real Madrid
    Jun 1, 2014
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    Ronaldo himself started the rumor the night we won the three peat. Modric has shown nothing other than love for the club so far.
     
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  20. temesgen

    temesgen Member+

    Jun 27, 2004
    We can compete comfortably this season with a slight drop in goals IF we are more balanced and concede less. We all saw it last season, at times nearly everyone except Casemiro and Varane hanging out in the final third trying to crack the defense and then we'd lose possession and not enough players would get back behind the ball and we'd concede on a counter. If we some how managed to be less leaky it could work but I'd be much more comfortable if we had a more disciplined shape, more movement and a true CF bossing the center backs.
     
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  21. Yannick Relens

    Yannick Relens Member+

    Real Madrid
    Belgium
    Jan 21, 2018
    Martial , Werner , Icardi , Maxi Gomez , Fekir , Mariano , Cavani .

    Benzema ain't no striker. He assists , is amazing with his feet and makes nice runs. But he can't score.
     
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  22. ABB94

    ABB94 Member+

    Feb 18, 2015
    England, UK
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Fekir? He isn’t a striker?
     
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  23. Eddie

    Eddie Member+

    Oct 19, 2005
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Icardi's release clause expired, he would cost A LOT plus i don't think Inter want to sell him as they seem to be the only legit contender for Juve.
    PSG doesn't want to sell Cavani
    Werner is not good enough, yet.
    Fekir isn't a forward
    Martial isn't doing well at United, i don't know if he has what it takes to shine here but would certainly be an interesting option. I don't know if i would bench Benzema for him. He would also cost north of 80M considering our relationship with United is pretty bad.

    There were no rumors or anything linking us with Mariano and Maxi Gomez. Both are strikers that i've mentioned quite a few times and i would love to see here but i hope you realize that they wouldn't be starters and aren't world beaters.

    The only two forwards who we are being linked to are Lewa and Cavani and it doesn't look like their clubs are willing to let them go, considering how poor the forwards market is at the moment.

    It's easy to pretend that this is Football Manager, but we have to be realistic.
     
  24. Yannick Relens

    Yannick Relens Member+

    Real Madrid
    Belgium
    Jan 21, 2018
    Wasn't talking strikers only.
     
  25. Yannick Relens

    Yannick Relens Member+

    Real Madrid
    Belgium
    Jan 21, 2018
    I would sign Martial in a heartbeat. He has everything to be a great striker or winger. He performs under the most negative coach in the world who likes to play mindgames with his pupils.
    I really feel going in with only Benzema and Mayoral as strikers , we will end up 3rd or 4th before winterstop.
     
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