Speaking on television last week, Real Madrid President - Florentino Perez affirmed that the team will not have any major contracts in the upcoming transfer window. According to the 74-year-old billionaire, because the Super League cannot take place, Real does not receive any large sums of money and is still in a very difficult financial situation.
The "father" shared that because of that, Real cannot achieve the long-hunted goals like Kylian Mbappe (PSG) or Erling Haaland (Dortmund). After the "spray" contract of Eden Hazard, Los Blancos fans are still waiting for a truly big star to dock to be the center of "Gray Street 3.0".
Perez said Real no longer have enough money to buy Haaland, but the representative of this striker, Mino Raiola, shared the opposite. The Italian superstar said that the Bernabeu team has enough money, and can even handle Haaland's deal quickly with 154 million Euros.
Raiola's words to AS also made many teams whisper. For the first time after a series of rumors about the future, Raiola officially "sold" Haaland. Due to the general economic difficult situation and not knowing when COVID-19 will end, Raiola cannot put Haaland down for the long term.
If next year the Norwegian striker's form declines and COVID-19 continues to be unpredictable, the price of 154 million Euros is unimaginable. At that time, the number will have to drop a lot and that is something that neither Raiola nor Dortmund want.
In fact, Dortmund are not necessarily willing to sell Haaland. BVB's move to "list" this striker for 154 million Euros as well as the leg chains. Dortmund has long been considered a "transit station" for big stars before they arrived at Bayern Munich or other teams. This time, the BVB owners are looking to change that.
The ticket to the Champions League next season is considered a decisive factor in whether Dortmund can keep Haaland or not. Currently in the Bundesliga rankings, the Rurh team has 55 points after 31 matches and is ranked 5th, exactly 1 point behind the team above, Frankfurt. The tournament has 3 more rounds and Dortmund cannot afford to make mistakes.
If he stumbles and loses his ticket to the Champions League, nothing attractive enough at Signal Iduna Park can keep Haaland. At that time, Real Madrid will be the number 1 candidate in the race for the 20-year-old striker's signature, just as Raiola "suggested".
Zidane really wants Real to buy Mbappe, but with the current financial situation, it is impossible for Los Blancos, when the price to get the French striker out of PSG is 180 million Euros.
