I don’t think anyone in world football can match that “3 year contract” he signed at PSG with all those “loyalty” bonuses and renewal signing on bonus etc, so it is plausible. He might also get a massive sign on bonus with you - which could be factored in when accounting for lower wages?
Valverde will always play I think, Tchou should be benched but Ancelotti seems to favour him to Camavinga who’s the better player imo
They are, actually, Mbappe got a 3rd place for the world cup alone, he probably wins it if France wins Euros in the summer, even if they somehow crash out vs Sociedad in UCL.
I also think current Madrid is very likeable, but then I really enjoyed the McManaman/Makelele team too, but Madrid have no problem sidelining great players if it means making room for new toys. They won’t resist Mbappe and the manager won’t have a say in it.
I think the current situation in Saudi is showing that money only goes so far when you are already mega rich.
In the unlikely case it happens, Vinicius is probably the one to go, Rodrygo can play several positions, i doubt Vinicius can do that.Fecking vultures
No way would Perez sell Vini anytime soon. I’d say Rodrygo more likely but again: doubt it.
It would be very crowded upfront imo. Mbappe, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Endrick, Joselu, Brahim, Guler... It is hard to allocate roles with so many players and Bellingham tends to play behind two forwards most of the time. This season we are seeing rotations mostly due to injuries, but in other circumstances it would be very hard to handle.
Brahim is a bench option. Joselu will only stay for 1 more year. Guler seems a misfire and might be loaned. Even with all that Vini is our best player in form and we ain’t selling him. No way.
I kinda want all our midfielders to play. Tchou, Cama, Fede, Jude should always be in the starting 11. So leaves 2 forwards which I guess will be Vini and Mbappe if he comes.
Papa Perez should get them to change the rules for 12 players.Not that much lower. He'd clearly going down in salary A LOT. That said, he'd still be one of the best paid players in European football.
No chance but he’d really move the needle. I wonder would the dressing room fall apart again with him in it?Didn't Macron step in one year and basically stop him from leaving as word was Qatari was going to pull investment.
There were rumours of that, how true that all is I imagine will be saved for the autobiography.
He’s only the best player in the world. I know it doesn’t feel like much given he’s playing week in week out in the French league and needs to start building a legacy in an elite league - but when it comes down to pure quality post Messi and Ronaldo, he’s clearly a level ahead of the next generation and will instantly (or soon enough after) be Madrid’s best player, naturally.
So by most accounts the PSG deal is:
Valverde starts and Kroos too if we convince him to stay on another year. Probably Rodrygo would be the one to lose out in this scenario. Also Brahim would be sold and chances are we'd loan out Guler too. Too many players otherwise. Plus we need to sign defenders
That's the one thing that might see Flo unseated actually. NOBODY would accept that
This is an absurd offer (unless its after tax and even then its laughable). Its almost certain its not true.
If he wants money he stays at PSG, simple as that. They'll buy a chunk of France and gift it to him. He wants Madrid, he comes at Madrid's conditions. He had his chances to come at his conditions and decided not to. We don't actually need *him*, and have enough money to take a serious crack at Haaland anyways
What if Vini pushes for it? Every week I see some form of discrimination levelled against him by rival fans and or the media in Spain.
That's a different story. If Vini wants out he'd be sold and nobody would hold it against Flo i don't think. If the discrimination is the reason
Hes not on messi or Ronaldo's level and his club impact is nowhere near those two either so yes I do find it annoying.
If he wants to come I would offer the same wages of the last deal and that's it. Like I've already mentioned previously Real Madrid is bigger than him and I suspect he's only chasing a salary bump in PSG.
He's 25 years old and he's never played in a league higher than the 4th/5th best in Europe.
Top goalscorer at the WC and hat-trick in the final not enough for you to be comfortable he'd be fine?
Nope.
Well in fairness lots of players have looked like world beaters at the world cup right throughout history and been less than stellar at club level.
Do you think the PL has higher standards than the CL knockout games?
Yes, because the CL knockout games are only six fixtures against three teams!
Bundesliga (like French and Portuguese leagues) only counts if you do it in Europe or if you manage to shine outside Bayern.
