Unlike many big European teams, Real Madrid can face the coming months more or less calmly, at least from a financial point of view. The healthy finances of the club in the Spanish capital allow it to keep its head above water at this complicated time, when European teams are deprived of a lot of income. And even in view of the transfer window, the club can breathe, since it will not necessarily need to strengthen in all directions.
This is largely thanks to the armada of players on loan everywhere who should, for the most part, return. If Martin Ødegaard would like to continue the adventure at Real Sociedad for an additional season, as originally stipulated, players like Achraf Hakimi, Sergio Reguilon and Dani Ceballos will sign their return. And even if Zinedine Zidane were not to count on them, they could easily be sold to face other operations. So far, we have mainly talked about offensive reinforcements on the Madrid side, with the name of Erling Braut Håland who returns almost every day in the Spanish press, in addition to Kylian Mbappé, but more for 2021 a priori.
Upamecano, the ideal profile?
The club also visibly wants to strengthen in the middle, and Fabian Ruiz, Donny van de Beek and the inevitable Paul Pogba are among the potential leads according to Madrid media. But so far, little has been said about the defensive sector. However, if we rely on daily information AS, the central hinge is a priority item for the next transfer window. “We need a central defender”explains the newspaper. First, because Nacho is on the start, he who has less and less playing time under the orders of Zinedine Zidane. Then, because Éder Militão is clearly not yet convincing on the side of Concha Espina.
There are also doubts about the future of Sergio Ramos, whose contract expires in 2021. The player wants a new contract which would link him to the Merengues for two more seasons, but Real Madrid only offers him one more year for the time being. The new central defender would therefore come with this role of number 3 and then take the place of the Spanish defender, logically alongside Raphaël Varane. A bit like what happened to the 2018 world champion elsewhere. AS insists that Dayot Upamecano (21, RB Leipzig), coveted by practically all the big European teams and with a release clause of 60 million euros, is very popular in Madrid …
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