Real catch all: Haaland and Mbappé, here is the Galacticos 3.0 project

From our correspondent Filippo Maria Ricci

February 27
– Madrid (Spa)

And after years of austerity and work in progress, at Casa Blanca they are ready to launch the Galcticos 3.0 project. The one to return “Reyes de Europa”, to attempt the assault on the fourteenth Champions League by focusing on two phenomena and a brand new stadium even more galactic than the players it will host. The second part of 2022 in Florentino Perez’s head must be that of rediscovered grandeur, not accidental Frenchism: Kylian Mbappé must arrive, and the Madrid president has been working on the topic for months, and with him also Erling Haaland. The competition in both cases is fierce and rich in money, but Florentino is confident.

Just look at the front page of yesterday’s Marca that wrote on the photo of the two big boys just mentioned: “Operation in march”. And in support: “The club considers it financially acceptable to face the double bomb and tries by all means. Kylian considers himself totally compatible with Norwegian ”. On the second part of the question there are no quotes from Mbappé, not even rumors of friends of friends. It is clear that the concept / hope must have reached the editorial office of the Madrid newspaper through a tissue paper left from the dome of the Casa Blanca, who perhaps spoke about the issue with the PSG striker who will be at the Bernabeu on March 9 to try to eliminate the Madrid and continue the race towards its first Champions. Before a change of scenery? This is what they hope at the Bernabeu, this is trying to avoid France as a whole, which took the field to detain the boy son of a Cameroonian and an Algerian in a kind of question of state that involves Macron and Sarkhozy, among others. Mbappé would arrive “free”, as he is released, but as already verified with Alaba, taken at the end of the contract by Bayern last summer, the concept is very uncertain. For the Austrian, Madrid did not give a euro to the Bavarian club but tens of millions to Alaba’s family and representatives. It will be the same with Mbappé: a very high cost operation.

For Haaland there is a release clause of about seventy J million, then we will have to think about the player and the family. And to Mino Raiola, whom Florentino Perez has been blocking for years and to whom he will have to get closer, and certainly not for free. Madrid has nearly a billion in debt, but most of these are very long-term loans. There is liquidity on hand and since 2019, from the 160 million euros thrown away for Eden Hazard (one year after the expiry of the contract) that Casa Blanca does not make big purchases. And in recent years they have always maintained a policy of very low wages. Except for Bale, who will be released this summer, as will Marcelo. Two very heavy salaries, the first very heavy, which will come off Florentino’s payroll.

And then by the end of the year the new Bernabeu will open. Which will go from 50 to 300 and more days a year of use, making a mountain of money rain into the coffers. For all these reasons Florentino Perez shows optimism to those close to him, despite the fact that his two great goals are also desired by others. Mbappé from PSG, Haaland from City, where his father played at the beginning of the century, and from Barcelona with Laporta who transmits an optimism similar to that of Perez to the Catalan media. At Barcelona, ​​despite economic problems much more serious than those of Madrid and the restructuring of the stadium far behind (it has yet to begin) they say they are extremely confident of the fact that they will be able to reach the Norwegian of Borussia Dortmund. More in Madrid. And the same goes for Mbappé, for a sensational doublet.