The ‘never, never, never’ of Florentino with the signing of a striker or the desired Mbappé

20 years ago, the president of Real Madrid denied up to three timesin English, with the famous “never, never, never” the signing of David Beckham. We may be in a similar scenario. Florentino Pérez works in silence, discreetly and so that he does not get robbed. He takes time to adjust the exorbitant prices of the market, he plays his cards. As he did in the summer of 2003, when hiring David Beckham seemed impossible, it was said that Manchester United were not selling him and he ended up presenting him with the number 23.

With Florentino and the opening of the new Bernabéu, nothing is impossible. He has been the first to make a move with the signing of Bellingham, a great operation in which he has obtained one of the pearls of football. He has suffered a planning setback with Benzema’s goodbye and what he touches is that others continue to shake the market. Paris Saint-Germain, for example, still hasn’t announced its new coach.

Real Madrid has been in a hurry to present four reinforcements and close the squad. The message that a top-level forward is not going to be signed after the departure of Benzema justified by the significant expense incurred in Jude BellinghamThe incorporation of Joselu as the best national scorer and not seeing another striker on the market who can improve what is there. None of the three arguments hold up. Real Madrid does need a scorer. Bellingham comes to strengthen the midfield, Joselu is a good substitute forward and there are Harry Kane and Mbappé. Either one would fill the gap left by Benzema.

cool the market

It is hard to believe that Real Madrid consider the market closed. The entire month of July and August remains to make decisions and wait for some of the operations to fit into the club’s sporting and economic plans. For this reason, number 9 has been left free. What Real Madrid has done is cool down its market. That that no one else will arrive is said with a small mouth. It is what is convenient so that they do not give him a saber.

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The strategy has no secret and the message sent by the club is the right one. Real Madrid have to sign a forward without rushing, without showing their urgency and it is convenient to transmit calm. They talk that they will be attentive to the possibility of a market opportunity arising without naming Mbappé as the top priority because he still has no PSG price and because the Frenchman would arrive free within a year. It is clear that it is PSG that has to make a move and decide whether to open the door for Mbappé this summer. At Real Madrid they don’t want any more trouble with Paris Saint-Germain. Neither tensions nor soap operas.

In the history of Real Madrid, the number was never free 9. A number they have carried since Di StefanoGrosso, Santillana, Hugo Sánchez, Zamorano, Morientes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema. A mythical number that does not fit Joselu well. Just as asked Vallejo to leave Bellingham the 5it was not necessary to tell Joselu that his is the 14. He 9 is waiting for owner. A number that corresponds to a more flashy signing and that represents an important source of commercial income.

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Florentino Pérez knows that the clubs are waiting for him to get millions with a transfer. Ancelotti has asked Harry Kane to play Benzema and the president rejects him because he is a 29-year-old striker who does not fit into the young talent policy. The negotiation with the owner of Tottenham would be tough and there are those who wait for the possibility of a carambola in the market. Harry Kane al PSG y Mbappé al Real Madrid. By denying, as a strategy in a market in which exorbitant figures move, the president of Real Madrid comments that Mbappé has to come free and say that he wants to sign the white club.

20 years ago, the president of Real Madrid denied up to three timesin English, with the famous “never, never, never” the signing of David Beckham. We may be in a similar scenario. Florentino Pérez works in silence, discreetly and so that he does not get robbed. He takes time to adjust the exorbitant prices of the market, he plays his cards. As he did in the summer of 2003, when hiring David Beckham seemed impossible, it was said that Manchester United were not selling him and he ended up presenting him with the number 23.