Borussia Dortmund bid Erling Haaland 180 million Euros, Paris Saint Germain accept to lower Kylian Mbappe's price to still be around 120 to 150 million Euros, Tottenham will not let Harry Kane leave below the fee of 100 million Euros... These are the numbers given that under normal conditions, the possibility of "bomb cyclone" is very high.
However, in the current COVID-19 epidemic situation, those are numbers that are truly beyond the endurance of many big teams when they have to tighten their goal. Even clubs with tycoons against them must consider.
In recent days, the image of representative Mino Raiola and Haaland's father moving at full capacity from Spain to England to face clubs interested in the 20-year-old striker has painted a truly anticipated prospect in the summer transfer window.
The problem is, there is still no specific to the possibility of a certain bomb being detonated. Barca president Joan Laporta seems very determined in the Haaland deal but only gave a promise of a deal " worthy of value" for this striker and did not affirm that it would meet the price offered by Dortmund.
Meanwhile, according to AS, Real Madrid have eliminated themselves from the Norwegian player auction and will sit directly at the negotiation table if the German team agrees to release Haaland. For Mbappe, it is very likely that the negotiation will go in the direction of "money + players" instead of paying the entire cost.
In England, manager Pep Guardiola has removed Manchester City from Haaland's list of players as the team "does not need to find a replacement for Sergio Aguero". Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool are also currently only at the level of interest and exploration.
In the current situation, experts are looking forward to the possibility that these developments are just like virtual bubbles, because in reality, it could be a "surprise-filled" story of the giants.
Accordingly, while it is not yet known when the COVID-19 epidemic will end, teams can follow a short-term or medium-term plan. Investing in young players costs too much money, and their salaries are getting worse, so choosing older players, even players who are just over 30 years old, would be more reasonable.
Although Haaland, Mbappe or Jadon Sancho, Ansu Fati have emerged recently, it is clear that if you witness what Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, Edinson Cavani, Sergio Aguero, Olivier Giroud... are doing, a short-term or medium-term plan of 1 to 2 years is reasonable.
Mentioning this does not mean investing in Ronaldo or Ibrahimovic, but to see that, with current conditions, players turning 30 do not mean they are out of date. Their experience is always important in times of need.
Of course, if any team decides to gamble to trigger a big explosion, fans will be excited and excited to wait and see if it is a sprint and what disaster the club will fall into.
