Real Madrid is on its way to sign the most expensive deal in football history for 240 million euros
The Spanish newspaper AS said that Real Madrid is working to conclude the largest deal in football history for 240 million euros, which is the amount that exceeds the financial fee paid by Paris Saint-Germain (220 million) to kidnap Neymar from Barcelona.
Real Madrid is not going through its best period at the sports level at the present time, as it lost the Spanish Super Cup to Barcelona and was defeated in the first leg of the King’s Cup semi-final against the same rival, and it also lagged 12 points behind the Catalan team in the La Liga standings.
Florentino Perez follows a policy of austerity in deals in the last period since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, but it is expected that the current situation will force him to open his coffers to form a new team capable of confronting the strongest teams and controlling the tournaments again.
The most expensive deal in history
Haaland breaks all records in the English Premier League as well as in the Champions League. The Norwegian striker, whom everyone fears and is on the radar of the greatest teams, may leave in 2024 due to the famous clause in his contract with City, as reported by AS newspaper, and Real Madrid will take advantage of him to try to convince him.
The decision will always be taken by Haaland, although the White Club, in order to overcome the hurdle of Manchester City, will put on the table an offer ranging between 220 and 240 million euros, as the information shows. A number that will surpass Neymar’s transfer to Paris Saint-Germain and will make him the most expensive in football history.
Besides, Real Madrid also aims for the former Dortmund striker’s arrival to be independent of Mbappe. Madrid wants to keep Benzema for another year so that, in the summer of 2024, they can enter the market with full force, thus carrying out a complete redesign that combines Haaland, Mbappe and Vinicius in attack.
What about the item?
Upon his arrival at Manchester City, the Norwegian laid out an escape route in case things did not go as expected. The truth is that he is happy in England and, as journalist Oriol Domenech points out, extending Guardiola’s contract until 2025 would close the door to his departure in 2024.
Pep himself stated months ago that: “This is not true, it has no specific termination clause for Real Madrid or for any other team.”
And according to AS, one thing has nothing to do with the other. In other words, the fact that the Catalan coach continues to be the coach of Manchester City does not negate the clause already in the contract, so Real Madrid can explore a way to sign him at the end of the following season. Not before paying the standard rate.
This date could also coincide with the departure of the heavyweights from the locker room. Benzema, Modric, Hazard and maybe Toni Kroos as they have reached the end of the white stage, and that will make room for salary that will be covered by the arrival of Haaland and Mbappe, although with the French you never know.
Source: Sport
