preseason
The League and European champion, who has already parted ways with Jovic, finalizes the transfer of Kubo to Real Sociedad and the next to say goodbye may be Reinier
After Carlo Ancelotti closed the transfer section with the arrivals of the German central defender Antonio Rüdiger and the French midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni, Real Madrid’s efforts are focused on finding accommodation for the players that the Italian coach does not have. The Whites will head to Los Angeles on Tuesday to take part in the Soccer Champions Tour and they want to do so without more baggage than necessary. Hence, the club chaired by Florentino Pérez has accelerated the ‘exit operation’.
The brand-new League and European champion began by getting rid of Serbian striker Luka Jovic on July 8, who was given a release letter to go to Fiorentina, after failing resoundingly at Concha Espina. Real Madrid guaranteed 50% of a future sale of the Balkan to try to recover a part of the 60 million euros that he paid in 2019 to Eintracht Frankfurt for his services. The immediate benefit for the ‘white house’ of such a heterodox operation was the reduction in the wage bill by some 4.5 million net annual euros that the striker received, which is added to the 15 million that Bale received, the 7.5 of Marcelo and the 6 of Isco, who closed their journey with the fourteen-time monarch of the continent on June 30.
The next to pack will be Take Kubo, whose pass to Real Sociedad is only pending fringes. The Japanese did not have a place in Ancelotti’s squad as the team of non-EU nationals was complete and his wish to be placed under the command of Imanol Alguacil will be satisfied, after Real Madrid has agreed to transfer 50% of his rights to the club ‘txuri -urdin’ to make all parties happy.
The San Sebastian entity wanted the Japanese as property, but in Chamartín they did not contemplate completely getting rid of a footballer who, despite the fact that he has not yet exploded, has great marketing value for Asian fans. Hence, a halfway formula has been chosen. The former from Mallorca, Villarreal and Getafe will wear the blue and white shirt until 2027 in exchange for six million euros, but Real Madrid will keep a repurchase option and pocket half of the money raised in a hypothetical future sale of the Japanese.
While Kubo’s goodbye is being consummated, Real Madrid intensifies the placement of Reinier, whose non-EU status also blocks the doors of Ancelotti’s team. The Brazilian midfielder was close to Benfica, but the negotiations did not bear fruit because the Lisbon club maneuvered to achieve a transfer in the future and the whites closed on the wing. Now the best placed is Valladolid.
Uncertainty
Apart from these forced outings, Real Madrid has posted the transferable poster for Vallejo, Odriozola, Mariano and Borja Mayoral. The central hand wants to stay, despite being fifth in the ranking of centrals. The full-back from San Sebastian once again enjoyed football last season at Fiorentina, but he has Carvajal, Lucas Vázquez and even Nacho, Ancelotti’s favorite wild card, ahead of him. Regarding the strikers, Parla’s is the one that enjoys the greatest prestige among the board, but the eternal reluctance of the Hispanic-Dominican to leave Valdebebas makes the departure of the former Roma and Getafe more feasible. The azulón club is struggling to return the Coliseum, although Celta is also pushing hard.
The list of possible transfers is completed by Asensio and Ceballos. Two soccer players who are entering the last year of their contract, lack a renewal offer on the table, have a good lineup on the market and need minutes to earn a place on Luis Enrique’s list for the Qatar World Cup. Something very difficult to achieve, the latter, at Real Madrid, given the ‘overbooking’ that exists in their respective positions.
The Balearic winger, who is followed by Milan and Arsenal, lost steam in the last stretch of last season due to the push of Rodrygo and Valverde. To this must be added the intended return to the front line of Hazard, another candidate for the vacancy who dances in an offensive trident in which Vinicius and Benzema are untouchable.
The Utrera midfielder is also reduced even more with the landing of Tchouaméni. Although Ancelotti appreciates his quality and recognized last year that he had given him fewer minutes than he deserved, he is the seventh midfielder in the squad and it will be very difficult for him to break through. Ceballos would like to return to Betis, but at Heliópolis they currently do not have a salary margin to face the operation.
Asensio and Ceballos will have the last word on their future and Real Madrid will respect their decision. If either of them leaves, in Chamartín they trust to get about 35 million euros for the Majorcan and they would not let the Andalusian escape for less than ten. With that money, the whites would consider going to the market, but there is no urgency one way or the other because with the departure of Kubo and Reinier there would be 25 chips left.
#Real #Madrid #accelerates #exit #operation