Bayern have decided not to improve their contract offer for Alphonso Davies anymore. The player can decide after his vacation whether to take it or not. A move this summer is still possible [@_kochmaximilian]— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 5, 2024
If he weren't Spanish he would be flying out the door. For example in that barca match earlier in the game, he made a great tackle to steal the ball away from a counter he let happen lol. What do I know? Maybe he develops into Redondo, but at this point all he has shown is good footwork with the ball. His positioning, awareness, passing, etc have all been pretty inconsistent if not bad.
Honess said Bayern will let his contract expire though. This journo saying summer transfer still possible. I think RM prefers to wait and get him on bosman or drop interest altogether if he has another bad season.
He writes for Abendzeitung, so he's a local beat writer, but he bases it under the assumption that: - Davies tells Bayern he will NOT stay in Munich, something he hasn't done for over a year now. - Real Madrid will initiate contact with Bayern. The player basically negotiated himself into a corner. Had a huge contract offer while he was still playing well and gambled on a bidding war that never happened.
Doesn’t even make sense to go after Davies this summer. 3 LBs with Camavinga as emergency cover. When there is depth issue with a more important position (CB).
I'm just glad we didn't go forward with it, i always felt he was overpriced and overhyped. The typical case where people see a player being physically imposing and lose their breath.
Hope he's promoted and replaces Ceballos. I really see something in this kid...good passing and a bit of that Carvajal tenacity....fearless. I hope we can develop him further. He seems physically ready. Could be useful in certain game situations and when Cama and Tchou are out for whatever reason or playing LB or CB lol
He is not of Real Madrid quality. I'm sure we let some good Castilla players on loan who were better than him.
Mario Martin is getting promoted because they have little depth at dm with Tchouameni filling in as 3rd cb. It is not because of his outstanding play.
The good news is that we can move Mendy to CB where his mobility does not matter - Davies is a good player but lost his interest in Bayern team
Attackers Mbappe VIni Rodrygo Brahim Guler Endrick Mids Bellingham Valverde Camavinga Modric Ceballos Martin Central Defenders Militao Rudiger Tchouameni Alaba/Vallejo Camavinga is the only dm if Tchouameni is regularly playing minutes at CB
Does we have a buy-back clause on Mario Gila ? or the player is not interested in moving to real Madrid https://www.managingmadrid.com/2022/6/29/23188047/real-madrid-lazio-finalizing-transfer-mario-gila
We should bring him back, it would be very cost-effective as we only have to pay 50% - he can be our new nacho.
Yea. 50% rights and first refusal offer if Lazio accepts bid from another club. No buyout clause so Lazio can demand whatever they feel like.
A player i've liked for awhile and looked forward to seeing this presason, was not disappointed with what i saw, hope he can make the transition to the first team, good luck to him
The same could literally apply to Ceballos. To me, it's a lateral swap. One is just younger and on a cheaper salary.
This! Very much worth the gamble.....Ceballos has no more ceiling to give....doesn't play much and is on 10m a season. With Martin ...cheap canterano and who knows what how good he could become.... We must learn from the Casemiro situation....absolutely no one expected him to grow into what he eventually became..
As you have been saying about Ceballos.. what a disappointment. The guy can claim he wasn't given enough opportunities or other excuses but the reality is he was way too comfortable being a pedestrian. Dude is 27. Now is the time to put your imprint and take your place. Instead he is looking like he's slowing down and not locked in
🚨 Real Madrid tested the waters with Tottenham for Cuti Romero during the early part of the year.Daniel Levy asked for £150M and then they backed away. @pokeefe1, @LastWordOnSpurs pic.twitter.com/VkKTYasBHV— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) August 5, 2024
Carlo doesn't think so. Otherwise, he wouldn't have put Dani at CB before him. He has never played CB for Madrid.
Obviously just a "leave us alone" price being quoted. Cuti is a bit of an on-field prick but how much has he been associated with Argentina's racist songs? We've had Ramos and Pepe and currently have Rüdiger, I can't get too mad about being butchers between the lines when we already have them or idolize past ones, being associated with unapologetic racism is another thing entirely.