Just now, according to the latest news brought by the Spain media Daily Sport, the deal for Real Madrid to bring in Riyadh victory defender Laporte has ushered in the latest development. Real Madrid wanted to free the Spain defender, but the Saudi giants refused. In the event that the contract between the parties has not yet expired. Riyadh Victory is resolute and Real Madrid must keep the transfer fee if they want to sign the player.
It is reported that Riyadh Victory have officially announced their asking price to Real Madrid, and they want to get no less than €35 million from the deal. It's not that Riyadh Victory is short of money, they just don't want to lose face in this kind of deal. In the eyes of Saudi teams, after the implementation of the superstar league policy in recent years, they are on par with European clubs in terms of financial resources and influence. On this basis, if the superstars in the team are taken away for free by the veteran giants Real Madrid, it will undoubtedly be faceless. They want to tell European teams that the two sides are equal through this deal, so the €35 million transfer fee becomes their bottom line.
For Real Madrid, the failure of the visa waiver is actually nothing. The team had the idea of shelling out the money to bring in centre-backs this summer window. Therefore, it is acceptable to sign Laporte for around €35 million at this stage. Especially after missing out on Yoro and Nacho's departure, Real Madrid are in desperate need of signing a centre-back in the transfer window. With their current reserve of central defenders, Real Madrid still feel that something is wrong. If you want to remain competitive next season, it will be necessary to increase the depth of your squad.
In the case of a long season, especially when the league and cup competitions are advanced at the same time. The big teams have to make sure they have the depth and consistency of their squad, and obviously with Real Madrid's current reserve of centre-backs, they do need to bring in Laporte. It is worth mentioning that Laporte is willing to accept a salary cut in order to join Real Madrid. A year ago, he signed a salary of €24 million after tax with Riyadh Victory, but Laporte is willing to take up to €10 million if he joins Real Madrid. It can be said that his determination to return to the top five leagues is great.
Therefore, even if there is a certain transfer fee to be paid, there is no doubt that Real Madrid will sign Laporte. Of course, the player himself has good quality at this stage. Many fans have said before that Laporte's retirement in the Saudi league is a bit premature, because he still has the level of the top five leagues at this stage. This was also demonstrated in the recently concluded European Championships, where Laporte won the title with the team and started the game. He is still the same solid top central defender, and Real Madrid's signing of him can be used as a normal rotation.
However, with Real Madrid about to complete the deal, this is not good news for Ronaldo, the top star of Riyadh Victory. Why? Because once Laporte leaves, then Riyadh Victory's defensive strength next season will be greatly weakened. For Cristiano Ronaldo, who wants to win the championship next season, this is undoubtedly very disadvantageous. And to make matters worse, the Saudi league's sovereign fund has decided not to fund several top teams such as Riyadh Victory this summer.
In other words, Riyadh Victory has no money to spend on transfers this summer. Once Laporte is poached, the team's strength will not rise but fall, which is undoubtedly difficult for Ronaldo to accept, which will also make it more difficult for Riyadh Victory to compete for the title next season. Therefore, many fans believe that Real Madrid's poaching of Laporte at this stage is a kind of backstab to their former star Cristiano Ronaldo. So in your opinion, after losing Laporte, will there be any hope for next season's Riyadh Victory and Cristiano Ronaldo to compete for the title? You are welcome to discuss in the comment section.