Real Madrid have a big part of the season to play for this Wednesday against Arsenal, a comeback that is taking shape as the hours go by but with one thought that is on the minds of all Madrid fans, this season is not their time. That is why they are working on reforming the team for next season, and Real Madrid are looking for a way to sign Erling Haaland for next year.
Haaland, the target
Erling Haaland has become the target of Real Madrid for next season, according to Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg. The Whites need a number nine, a guaranteed goal scorer, a man who can find the net inside the area in a way that the current players cannot, and the best man for the job is the Norwegian footballer.
The operation for Real Madrid would not be simple, it would need to generate salary space and space in a squad that is already full of stars, and bringing in one more, as things currently stand, could blow the dressing room sky high. For him to arrive, there would have to be a shock, which would mean the departure of a heavyweight from the team, a warning to others, a coded message easy to decipher. If he is not at 100%, the door is more than open for him to leave.
Vinicius on the radar
The rumors about the future of Vinicius are unceasing. It is true that since he received the important offer from Saudi Arabia, where they are offering the footballer 1 billion euros for five seasons, there has been no further news on the matter. It seems that all parties have agreed to meet once the season is over, but last week the Brazilian’s representative was seen at the Santiago Bernabéu offices, so doubts about his future have arisen once again.
Meanwhile, the player seems to be focused on getting back to his best for the rest of the season, something he is not managing to do at the moment, and this is sparking doubts about his future in the team.
His departure would be a determining factor for Real Madrid to go for Erling Haaland. The player has a contract with Manchester City, which he has just renewed, but he has kept an option in case a team like the Whites were to come along and try to sign him.
A complicated operation, but possible
For the moment, the departure of Vinicius from Real Madrid seems complicated: Real Madrid has not yet received an economic offer for the Brazilian, one of the keys for him to leave the club at the end of the season. On the other hand, the footballer does not seem convinced about signing for 5 years. He knows that the contract he would sign would tie him completely to Saudi football for the next five years, which is too long a time to then be able to return to European football. Vinicius wants to compete at the highest level, so the Saudi option could be fading.
If he finally leaves in this summer market, Real Madrid would bid to get Erling Haaland, a striker with unique characteristics that Madrid has missed so much in recent years, a man of the area, capable of unblocking matches and capable of making the difference.
Real Madrid knows that the end of this season is going to be complicated, and the demands for next season will be maximum: the squad is good, the players too, but team play has been conspicuous by its absence all year and now it’s time to change the pieces.