The New Era of Financial Frugality - The Transfer Thread

Rodrygo and Mendy should fetch about 100, maybe more. But the massive freeing up of wages should add to the budget as well.

If we would need a loan I would assume it would be a lot less, considering we saved money for years in order to bring Mbappe here. It should be based on the same package.

 

I know a lot of people are emotional because we lost to Barcelona and VAR, but changing a lot of players all at once is going to have a big impact on the squad. We won’t just suddenly become better because your favourite players are in now. They have to fit into the squad. This team has done special things recently. A huge part of what won us the double last year was the spirit within the squad. That is something to really consider when you bring new players in, they need to fit.

 

I can think of Chelsea recently.

 

niiiiiiice

 

So we want to sell Rodrygo now?......smh..NO.

I'd rather sell Benz than Rodrygo....dude is still a kid but already has amazing experience and hasn't even scratched his ceiling yet.

No big on Bernardo Silva at RW..... Given our current issues, we should go for someone with better goalscoring capability than Bernardo..... I believe it should also be someone who knows how to get in the box at the right time when we're attacking from the left.... Vini breaks forward....and typically neither Benz nor Fede find themselves in the box.

 

What we offered Mbappe was insane, so together with getting Hazard, Kroos, Mariano and other deadwood off the books, it should even itself out no?

Thats the idea, because the squad is not good. Obviously new players need to check a tactical fit, which also depends on the coach. But look no further than the team that just handed our ass to us at how a manager's tactical vision can be fulfilled with many new signings. Spirit is a part of the reason why we won, another part was quality, but the biggest one was sheer luck. Now that the quality has declined further, we can't keep being terrified of changes because tinkering might lead to worse outcomes. If done right, it can lead to much better outcomes. I swear the club somehow managed to brainwash its fans into embracing this risk aversion. It was never Madrid's identity as far back as I can recall.

 

Kroos isn’t deadwood

Yes it is

I don’t think we should be looking to Barca for inspiration on how to run a club

 

One hundred percent correct. Has been happening though ever since I've been watching the forum since 2015 or something. People act like this is Football Manager or FIFA. Imagine what's going to happen when the team isn't winning 5/8 ucls.

 

This, reality, just names alone won't win you anything

How do we reconcile that with us being in the QF of the CL whilst they have been completely dumped out of Europe

 

When we were beating Farca home and away for fun year after year all was well, as soon as Farca win a game or two, the team is rubbish, like we are supposed to beat them always, that's never going to happen, i wonder what will happen if we beat them in the Copa, although i already know what will happen................ the Copa is worthless..... i can see it already.

 

🚨🌕| Real Madrid are planning to make a big signing upfront in 2024. @relevo #rmalive pic.twitter.com/5PKJLRINnk

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 20, 2023

We keep falling tho... pic.twitter.com/6kSt72vI0A

— Kader Gómez | Full Stack Dev (@KaderGomezDev) March 20, 2023

We hear this every season.. and nothing.
Must sign:
RB
RW
Another Stryker

 

Ah the old click bait

 

Nice list top scouting

 

🚨🎖️| Real Madrid are ‘pushing like crazy’ for Jude Bellingham. Juni Calafat & all the people in the board are involved. They are really, really pushing. @FabrizioRomano pic.twitter.com/yKZDOWtOq5

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) March 21, 2023

 

Somebody tell Flo that it’s currently 2023, maybe he is confused.

 

It’s Mbappe or bust, again……

 

If we have a guarantee to get him in 2024 I’d be fine with that. But if it’s another “let’s see what happens (and that’s what it is) then the club needs to sign a RW.

Fullbacks can wait if the RW gets sorted.

 

I swear Florentino has been pulling or strings since 2017 with this "we're getting Mbappe next summer" bs. Also no thanks to Bellingham. Too expensive for a defensive midfielder and it means sticking Fede to the right wing for the long term. He doesn't belong there.

Cliche phrases like "names alone won't win you anything" are meaningless. Nobody here says "names will win you titles". Same with the age old wisdom "this is not football manager"; tell that to all the other top clubs which are properly reinforcing their squads instead of praying their geriatric stars pull off miracles every season.

And if you want to reconcile stuff, my advise would be to watch the game from the other day again. The internalization of risk aversion propagated by the club is insane. The long term future of the club is going to be in the gutter anyway if we can't secure success in the short term future.

 

Since when is Bellingham a defensive MF?

 

🚨💣 Real Madrid & PL clubs will bid for Gabri Veiga. Sources believe he will end up leaving for a lower price than his €40M release clause. @antonmeana pic.twitter.com/a0d1LwlU07

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) March 21, 2023

❗️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Real Madrid are really pushing a lot for Jude Bellingham, same for Man. City. Liverpool’s ownership situation is not helping but they are still in the race. @FabrizioRomano pic.twitter.com/juFbc6tX8Y

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) March 21, 2023

 

The priorities should be a right winger and a striker, but Perez seems to set his mind on Bellingham. I have many dilemmas about him. I don't think his addition to the team will have an immediate impact..... I don't mean that he is not a good player, but his addition cannot solve our two main problems. If the team has two big holes to fill, it will not be a completed team to challenge for the major titles. But on the absence of a good candidates for the two positions, Bellingham is not a bad idea. Seriously, who are the candidates? To me, it is either Osimhen or Kane for the striker. I have some question marks on Osimhen. Is he Real Madrid good? Kane is just a name to throw around. He might not even on our plan at all. Besides, both will be priced out of the market by the other clubs. Suffice it to say, Bellingham has the same issue, but as I mentioned, Perez is probably set to go all out on him. We still have the money to spend big on a single player, but not on several players in the same summer. Real Madrid is ahead of Liverpool in his transfer, but I am not sure about the two Manchester clubs. Bellingham can become a long saga..... and we all knew what happened to Mbappe and how he destroyed our chance with Haaland last summer. So if Osimhen is our plan B or C, he will not be coming at all.

I don't even have anyone in mind for the right wing position. Please do not mention Hakimi. I don't know about Saka. Both Leao and Kvaradona are left wingers in my opinion, but I have a feeling that Kvaradona might end up being Perez's main target this upcoming summer depending on the situation with Bellingham.

 

No one really talked about right winger when we had KCM and Isco was starting 2 CL finals. 4-4-2 will be the formation again if we get a midfield talent like Bellingham. Then it's about finding a good two way RB like Carva in his prime days which is no easy task either.