The cost of transfers today is usually reason enough for a club to think seriously about whether it is worth signing the player they are looking for. Real Madrid is no stranger to this situation
Real Madrid, beyond the shy interests and lighthearted conversations with its many footballers’ entourage, is seeking three very specific players: Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Josko Gvardiol. At first glance it seems impossible to have all three of them end up at Real Madrid at the same time, but the Real Madrid board of directors did some simulations and decided that it was difficult but not impossible
However, this ideal scenario is really unlikely due to the difficulty of all the operations involved and the speed with which they all need to be done. Nor was the factor of other clubs taken into account, which could offer more money than Real Madrid and ‘take away’ one of these three signings. The three intended by the White Club will cost a total of 330 million euros
This very high figure in transfers, nearly 100 million euros per player, will be compensated by many members of the Real Madrid squad and loan players who have no place in the future of the white club. The most striking output would be that of Ferland Mendy. Other players like Brahim Diaz and Álvaro Odriozola could also leave a very good transfer from an economic point of view. Here, Real Madrid may get close to 100 million euros
Even from under the stones
However, this very large operation will not only be funded by the departure of several players, since there are other members of the team who are not expected to receive a large financial return from their departure, but will provide resources that can cover this important level of expenses, such as salaries Astronomical for Eden Hazard and Mariano Diaz, nearly €40m in total annually between the two forwards
Asensio and Ceballos’ renewals will also be affected: the money involved in creating new contracts and adjusting their existing fees will mean Real Madrid lose the opportunity to acquire the services of three footballers who have proven to be completely above all else. ‘by white leadership to fund an operation of this caliber
