In the just-concluded January 2022 transfer window, La Liga giants Barcelona made a lot of moves in the transfer market, first signing Manchester City striker Ferran Torres for 55 million euros, then taking down Adama Traore, a previous la Masia youth player who played for Wolves, and after the end of the winter window, they signed Aubameyang, who was released from Arsenal, and it can be said that they have gained a lot in the front. In contrast, Barcelona's nemesis Real Madrid is relatively silent, and the White Army, which has many transfer rumors throughout 2021, not only did not reach an early agreement with Mbappe in January, but even the role players did not have any introduction. Not only has there been no transfer, but players such as Isco, Gareth Bale, Hazard and Marcelo, who have now lost their positions in the Real Madrid squad, have not transferred and left the team, and it is expected that they will bid farewell to the Bernabeu in the summer. To be sure, compared with Barcelona, where the financial situation is in crisis, Real Madrid's transfer funds are quite rich, and the silence of their transfer window is destined to prepare for the stormy summer window.
Say goodbye to merit, clean up the bench, and completely release redundant salary space
According to previous Spanish media reports, Real Madrid's three most successful Champions League five-year four-crown period in the past - Marcelo, Bale and Isco will leave Real Madrid as free agents after the expiration of their contracts this summer, and Real Madrid will hold a grand farewell ceremony for them at the Bernabeu, and the two sides will bid farewell with dignity. It is reported that Isco's annual salary is 8 million euros, Marcelo's annual salary is 9 million euros, and Bale's annual salary is as much as 15 million euros, and the departure of these three players will release a considerable part of the salary space for Real Madrid. In addition to the meritorious players, there are several other players who lack influence in the White Army but occupy a lot of salary space, and if they can't show enough convincing performances in the next season, they will also be purged, including Hazard with an annual salary of 15 million euros after tax, Jovic at 5 million euros and Vallejo at 3 million euros. If the Whites can clear up these lost value signings as they wish, then they will free up a salary space of 108 million euros, signing Mbappe will not be a problem, coupled with the huge amount of money saved by relying on open source, Real Madrid may even have more room to attack Haaland, Pogba and other big fish. From this point of view, Florentino's efforts to vigorously promote the reduction of players' salaries during the epidemic and even to send Ramos away are far-sighted.
Renew key players, strengthen the bench, and strive to build a championship-level second team
Looking back at the 2016/17 doubles season, the reason why Real Madrid can reach the top in La Liga and the Champions League must be thanked for having an elite-level substitute line-up in addition to the regular main squad, relying on this set of substitute squads, Zidane dares to rotate the main squad in the league significantly, which is an advantage that Real Madrid does not have today. At that time, on the bench of Real Madrid, there were many players with good strength such as Morata, Mateo Kovacic, Nacho, Varane, Danilo, James, etc. Today, Morata has been the main player in many giants, Mateo Kovacic is the main midfielder of Chelsea to win the Champions League, Varane is the thickest thigh in the Manchester United backcourt, Danilo, James and other players have also contributed to the top performance in Juventus, Bayern Munich and other giants, which shows how terrifying the strength of the White Army was at that time.
In this year's summer transfer window, Real Madrid's second job is to renew key players and strengthen the substitute line-up. Among the key players, the first players to need to renew their contracts are Modric, 36, and Vinicius in his early twenties. Modric, like Marcelo, Isco, Bale and others, his contract expires this summer because he still plays well and no one can replace him, and Real Madrid will renew his contract for the last year. As for Vinicius, the talented Brazilian striker has cashed in on his offensive talent this season, with less than half a year to go in the season, so far in all competitions has scored 15 goals for Real Madrid, while also delivering 8 assists, if you can't keep him for a long time, then even if Mbappe is signed, Real Madrid fans will not be happy. In addition to these two players, Real Madrid also need to find a qualified successor for everyone in the ceremonial midfield, in addition to Valverde and Camawinga, who are already in the squad now, Witz, Joan Armeni and Casey are also on the Real Madrid shopping list, and they can help Real Madrid a lot. As for the addition of players at the back, considering the lack of people in the center-back position and the left-back position, it is imminent to buy people, as for the right-back position of Carvajal and Vazquez, if Odriozola cannot be trusted, then Real Madrid still need to buy people. Once all this is done, Real Madrid can concentrate on attacking Mbappe and even Haaland.
Haaland Mbappe arrives in the same summer, and Real Madrid are looking forward to surpassing the 2009 summer window
For other teams, being able to bring in young talents like Joan Ameni or Camarenga in a transfer window is already a great transfer operation, but for a club like Real Madrid, which is only a small test. Remember, after several years of no major moves in the transfer market, coupled with Florentino's genius business operations, Real Madrid now has a considerable amount of transfer funds, which can be seen from mbappe's quotation of 180 million euros last summer for the last year of the contract. After freeing up the team's salary space through various operations this summer, real Madrid's budget for investment in the transfer market has reached a terrifying level, and even clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Newcastle United may be difficult to say that they cannot stabilize Real Madrid.
With so much money flowing in and the BUFF bonus of its own first-ever club, Real Madrid's appeal to players this summer will be unmatched by other teams. Real Madrid's first priority is, of course, to buy Mbappe, who is reported to receive an annual salary of €25 million after tax at Real Madrid, and the signing between the two sides is expected to begin discussions after the two-legged Champions League match between Real Madrid and Paris in mid-February. From the perspective of all aspects of information, Mbappe, who has the dream of a child and does not care about money, it is only a matter of time before he signs with Real Madrid. The other of the new generation of double pride - Haaland, according to the current news reports, is also inclined to join Real Madrid, and Real Madrid will also include the signing of the Norwegian striker after signing Mbappe, after all, its position conflict with Benzema is still secondary, and the most important thing is not to let the sworn enemy Barca sign the striker as desired. Considering that Haaland, who is a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, also has the dream of being a child, and Real Madrid is not short of money in this transfer window, as long as Haaland does not mind being in the same team as Mbappe, then they can meet at the New Bernabeu. In addition to these two new doubles, Joan Ameni, Wertz, Pogba, Casey, Rudiger and other players can sign one or two of them, then Real Madrid can get as close to the success of the 2009 summer transfer window as possible, and if two or three or more can be signed, then there is no doubt that the success of Real Madrid's summer window is even stronger than the 2009 summer window.
Crushing other teams in all directions, Real Madrid's summer window is destined to be unbeatable
To be sure, the biggest winner of European football this summer will undoubtedly be Real Madrid, compared with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, Real Madrid's historical heritage is more attractive to players, compared with Barcelona, Real Madrid is more abundant in transfer funds, compared with Newcastle United, Real Madrid's results are more secure. Therefore, on the whole, Real Madrid's success in the transfer market is already unstoppable.