Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez offered a familiar line on the club\u2019s transfer approach while stopping short of committing on a move for Erling Haaland. When asked about new arrivals this summer, P\u00e9rez said, \u201cWell of course. There have always been signings, we have always signed the best. I have signed [Lu\u00eds] Figo, Kak\u00e1, Ronaldo, [David] Beckham … When there is a good one, I go for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pressed specifically on Haaland, P\u00e9rez kept his answer concise: \u201cHaaland? I do not give an opinion on that. It is a job for the sporting management. I do not get involved in the sporting management.\u201d<\/p>\n
The comments will fuel speculation, but practical obstacles remain. Real Madrid failed to win a major trophy in back-to-back seasons and still list a deep-lying playmaker and a center back among their top priorities. On paper, a team already with Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 up top does not also need the firepower of Haaland, yet the 2025\u201326 campaign made clear Madrid are desperate for a natural No. 9.<\/p>\n
Mbapp\u00e9 and Vinicius Jr too often share the same spaces on the left flank, leaving a gap in the centre. There is seldom someone making runs into the box or getting in the right positions to get on the end of a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold or a through ball from Jude Bellingham. Haaland would solve both issues by supplying a punishing, pure-blooded striker who plays the role to perfection, but his arrival would force either Vinicius Jr or Mbapp\u00e9 to the right wing. Only the Frenchman or Vinicius Jr could start.<\/p>\n
Financial hurdles compound the tactical questions. The Norway international, who is under contract with City until 2034, would require an offer as high as a reported \u20ac250 million (\u00a3216.4 million, $292.4 million). Madrid have been more inclined recently to target free agents, and their most expensive signing under P\u00e9rez was Bellingham for \u20ac127 million back in 2023. Facilitating a move of Haaland\u2019s scale would likely necessitate a major outgoing sale, such as cashing in on Vinicius Jr, whose deal expires at the end of next season and who has not signed an extension after months of stalled negotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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