One of the biggest pieces of news in football today is that Haaland is about to join Manchester City. According to TA's david Ornstein, Haaland's transfer to Manchester City has been completed and is expected to be confirmed this week. Haaland agreed to join Manchester City last month, and it is reported that the two sides have initially agreed on personal terms, followed by an agreement between Manchester City and Dort on the issue of the termination fee.
Unexpectedly, the transfer, which was regarded as the largest soap opera in the summer window, ended before the transfer window opened in June, but to be honest, this result was completely expected. With City's competitive appeal and strong financial ability, there is no pressure to win Haaland.
However, Haaland has a master, and the heart of real Madrid executives in Spain is estimated to be complicated, which can be seen from the post of Real Madrid reporter Mario Cortegana on Twitter. The reporter wrote: "Haaland is about to become a Manchester City player, which is what I got from Real Madrid (negative and pessimistic), Manchester City (optimistic) and the football world. I've always admitted that I lack information on this matter because it's a very complicated issue and I'll try to explain the chase to you. ”
In addition, the reporter also said that Haaland's first choice has always been Real Madrid, when he joined Dortmund, he said that he would wear a white shirt in 2 years, and Real Madrid also liked Haaland. So why did City get Haaland so quickly, while Real Madrid seemed to give up on competition?
In this regard, fans believe: "All blame Benzema", this sentence is often used by fans to ridicule, anyway, many things can be pulled to Benzema's head. But this time there was some truth to it. The reason is simple, because Karim Benzema's excellent performance in the Champions League helped Real Madrid eliminate Manchester City, which to some extent strengthened Guardiola's determination to strengthen the center, and Haaland was their first choice.
But there are two things that really make Real Madrid give up the competition: one is the player's injury history; Mario Cortegana said that real Madrid attaches great importance to this considering the past experience of Eden Hazard and Bale. The reason for this is reasonable, the biggest deal Real Madrid has made recently is Hazard, but the former Premier League MVP has suffered an injury spell after joining the Bernabeu and is completely unable to exert his full strength. Although Bell had a highlight moment, he was also deeply troubled by injuries, and "flounder muscle" became synonymous with him.
Haaland's injuries are indeed a bit much. According to statistics, Haaland has been injured a total of 16 times in his career, and there have been 5 this season. Haaland's style of play reaches the Premier League, and the risk of injury is even greater against the tall center-backs. This time, the Real Madrid executives made rational choices under mixed feelings, and they did not want such a thing to happen to them for the third time.
The second is the adaptability of the players. Mario Cortegana said it was not entirely clear whether Haaland was suitable for Real Madrid on a competitive level. Benzema is 34 years old, but he is competing for the Ballon d'Or, while Modric, 36, is still at his peak. "In that sense, football is changing and people who know how to take care of their bodies can stay in this industry longer.
To put it bluntly, Real Madrid are going all out to fight for the number one target Mbappe this summer, and there are still in-form Benzema in the center position, so the reinforcement of the center forward position can be suspended. Then taking into account the annual salary, commission, signing fee and other factors, Real Madrid finally chose to give up. After getting Haaland, Manchester City will also strengthen the biggest shortcomings of the squad and launch a new season to attack the Champions League again.