Emergency meeting at Real Madrid. The composition of the template for the next season generates some doubts. Florentino Pérez is not clear on the direction to take.
Moved by the confidence he feels towards his captain, the president recently contacted Sergio Ramos despite being on vacation. He asked for his opinion on a vital issue.
Madrid's star signing for the new season is more than complicated. No one peeks to see the ideal replacement to make Cristiano Ronaldo forget .
Neymar and Mbappé have been erased and during this season they are determined to make history with PSG. They want to take advantage, precisely, that the current champions of the Champions have weakened.
Nor does Eden Hazard seem on track. The Premier League closes its transfer market on August 9 and there is no material time to sell its star and sign another.
Icardi and Lewandowski do not generate illusion
If so, Roman Abramovich has already said that the appraised price amounts to 200 million of pounds, or 225 million euros to change. A madness even for Florentino.Dismissed the main options and considering other star signings like Harry Kane, were also assessed in those 200 million of pounds, the alternatives are scarce.
Florentino can pay about 100 million for Lewandowski, whom Bayern does not want to let out either, or about 110 million for Mauro Icardi.
The Inter striker seems the only reasonable option considering his age (25 years) and his high average goalscorer: he scored 29 goals in 36 games last year.
However, Icardi does not have the name that the main sponsors of Madrid are demanding from the president. Adidas is very insistent on the eve of renewing the contract.
Pogba, object of war Barça-Madrid
That is why Sergio Ramos proposed to the president during his talk to go for the galactic signing that Messi wants at Barça. And that would be none other than Paul Pogba.
The Catalan club has begun to sell the rumor that Arturo Vidal is signed. Or that, at least, there is a closed agreement with the player to wear Barça.
However, the reality of this operation is that it responds to a strategy to put pressure on the real candidates to sign for the club presided over by Bartomeu.
That is, Adrien Rabiot or Paul Pogba. These two are real options that Abidal handles . Footballers with whom he has contact and have been authorized by Messi.
Arturo Vidal does not meet the profile. He is a more defensive player who would come to play Paulinho, but he is older: he is already 31 years old.
The lie of Arturo Vidal
In addition, its problematic character is known throughout Europe. Generated problems where it was: Juventus, Bayern and, above all, with the Chilean team.Vidal is famous for his parties and follies with cars. He has had serious accidents while intoxicated and does not fit with the type of person in the Barça dressing room .
His profile is much more reminiscent of that of Arda Turan, an aging player -and in kilos- who is looking for a golden retirement in an ideal city to live in, with good weather and a lot of party.
Perceiving a good salary and knowing that his usual role will be that of substitute, Arturo would not even take two months to begin to break out of the Catalan capital.
In Madrid they know that this signing is a smokescreen because the real interest of Barça are still Rabiot and Pogba. One of the two.
Rabiot and Pogba, Barça favorites
PSG crack is favorite because it would come at half price: about 50 million euros. But the Parisian club has put on the table an important offer of renewal.
Only in case Nasser al Khelaifi gets the Kanté signing , it would open the exit doors to Rabiot, whose contract expires in one year: in 2019.Pogba would cost about 120 million euros, but it would also fit into Barça. In addition, the Catalan club can face his signing because his sales policy is being effective.
But in Madrid they also like Pogba a lot . Especially because they take Mateo Kovacic's departure for granted . The French world champion generates enthusiasm and guarantees sales of shirts.
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