Sure they can work out a way around it. Madrid are UEFAs darlings anyway.
Zidane watch
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Wonder how they manage to offload Bale. Giant mismatch between salary and performance. China would probably be their dream but considering that Bale is already checked out in Spain, how is he supposed to deal with China.
They'd be looking at selling Bale - his wages alone will free up a fair bit. Then they could sell Odegaard, Rodriguez and more (Mariano?). That'd bring in at least 100M.
I think it is similar to what happened with Courtois - waiting until the player is in the last year of contract and Chelsea don't have much choice.
Madrid haven't had a proper transfer campaign in 3-4 years, while bringing in record revenues. I think they will be alright from a FFP perspective.
No please, no more Goalkeepers
True. The latest big transfer campaign was probably in 2013 (Bale, Isco, Casemiro, Carvajal, Illarramendi).
The latest big signing in 2014 (James).
They probably need to find somebody totally out of his depth - somebody with lots of money available but does not really understand the game that well...
but where to find somebody that gullible...
"Abort the announced landing"? What is Mourinho, a Boeing 747?
What about this season? Diaz,, Courtois, Vinícius Júnior, Odriozola. That more than €100m, even though you brought in a big amount selling Ronaldo.
I do think you'll spend big on quality this summer.
He must have been given assurances by Perez that huge money will be spent by the club again in the summer and he'll be the main man of it. I don't think he would have risked his legacy at the club otherwise.
Reckon Madrid's are going to go back to a Galactico summer with the likes of signings of Neymar and Hazard this summer.
Reckon Madrid's are going to go back to a Galactico summer with the likes of signings of Neymar and Hazard this summer.
God, please no.They probably need to find somebody totally out of his depth - somebody with lots of money available but does not really understand the game that well...
but where to find somebody that gullible...
Hehe,Calderon was convinced Madrid would move for Jose.
Jeez,that guy talks b*ll*cks. No wonder he's occasionally on Talksport.
The dream of having Mourinho and Neymar at Madrid together for the biggest drama circus in football history is dead.
He spent most of last summer moaning at Woodward about not landing gear...
I wonder if they approached Poch first and was told he wasn't interested or was knocked back by Levy before deciding on Zidane
Im sure from a capital perspective they’ve most probably saved enough reserves to reinvest a substantial amount into the team? The key will be getting Bale’s wages off the books as they’ve done with Ronaldo. Getting those 2 off the books will easily cover the wages of 3-4 “galacticos”. (Depending on your definition I guess).
But you are obviously correct as well. 1 Neymar would cost them 250-300mil minimal. But they could probably pull off Hazard & Eriksen plus another for a similar amount. These are all uninformed opinions of mine, obviously. Just can’t see Zidane accepting the job without needing to sign a minimum of 3-4 players.
They have a negative net spend over the last 5 years, while we have spend 400m or so (Barca, City and PSG even more). They will be fine with respect to FFP, even if they go full insane.
I think they'll spend 400-500m this summer, while selling Bale, and at least one of Isco/James.
They have a revenue of 100m higher than us, and have been tight for some time now. If people expect us to spend 200m in the summer, no surprise to expect them spending double of that.
I reckon he might try and get Pogba.
Poch and Mourinho pacing the streets alongside the Bernabeu, screaming "They're turned the weans against us"
Do they have enough money for both Pogba and Hazard? I really doubt so. I think they will go for Eden as a Bale/Ronaldo replacement on the wing
Rodriguez is out of contract in 2020 and it will hard to shift bale for a decent fee given his wages.
Isco used to play in the vast majority of games under Zidane before so I'm not sure he would move him on?
No doubt Madrid will splurge but I'm not sure they will be able to have another figo/Zidane summer smashing records etc
Calderon screwed up heavily as president, the club went to the dogs. While he did sign some players that turned out allright (top of my head Ramos, Marcelo, Higuain, Pepe) he failed with so many others it's actually hilarious in hindsight (starring netherlands gang, random guys like Gago, Cicinho, Heinze, Emerson (!) and all-time heros going by the names of Gravesen, Pablo Garcia or Metzelder).
Yes, but those players were relatively cheap considering the market except for Vinicius, who was very expensive for a 17 yo.
Yes, it seems so.
I’m not sure about that. With Chelsea’s transfer ban they may just double down and keep him to whatever is left of his contract
Surely they've promised him like a blank cheque this summer? They're far worse than when he left!
The problem is not the FFP, it's the Bernabeu's roof, and whether the clubs are interested in selling their stars (most of them are not).
In terms of FFP Florentino has the club in an extremely good position imo.
I guess this confirms Ole staying
We all know zouzou had his eyes on the United job
We all know zouzou had his eyes on the United job
I'm curious to know where Mourinho is going now.
Makes a lot more sense than the Mourinho rumours
Inter.
I hope with all my heart they concentrate on strikers/attackers and leave Pogba alone.
Imagine we sell them Pogba and get Bale, I would weep.
Imagine we sell them Pogba and get Bale, I would weep.
I wonder what Real had to promise him or do to get him back.
They look absolutely pathetic going crawling back to him less than 12 months after he left.
Either way, I can't see this ending very well. Real minus Ronaldo are nowhere near where they should be. I'm guessing some blockbuster signings are on the way, and I'll be delighted when it all goes tits up again.
They look absolutely pathetic going crawling back to him less than 12 months after he left.
Either way, I can't see this ending very well. Real minus Ronaldo are nowhere near where they should be. I'm guessing some blockbuster signings are on the way, and I'll be delighted when it all goes tits up again.
Not a bad gig. Inter are on the cusp of becoming a regular top 4 club in Serie A again. If Mourinho can get them qualifying for the CL regularly while winning the odd Coppa, he can repair his reputation a bit.
They have enough money for anyone. FFP won't be a problem.
They've been breaking records in revenue while investing next to feck all in the squad for 5 years. They have a positive net spend in the past 5 years, got Ronaldo's wages off the books and Bale might be going too.
We won’t sell him for 150 mil. Look at the price that Coutinho went, or a pretty much unproven Dembele (which looks like a great deal, but was a risk, and that’s considering that he basically forced his way out). Pogba is a better player than both, is in another stratosphere marketing-wise and we’re a wealthier club than both Liverpool and Dortmund.
If he’ll go, he’ll go for Neymar money at the very least.
Pogba is a possibility, but hopefully he’ll go for Eriksen. He’s a natural Modric successor and even with Levy’s mental fees he’ll be significantly cheaper (and they’ll need the funds for Hazard and probably one more big name?).
£15m a year reasons perhaps