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If Real Madrid finally sign Kylian Mbappé this summer (and the Frenchman wants it, and PSG are allowing it to happen), the Spanish club will be among the best in world football. We will have an under-25 team – a team that can dominate the game for a decade.
And it is the result of many years of dealing with the transfer market more effectively than any other club in world football.
The first thing that happened was a major shift in philosophy, signing big names for big money, but this was Paris Saint-Germain’s biggest mistake in a decade without winning the Champions League. .
Then, it became necessary to respond to Mbappe’s situation. Last summer they withdrew from all stratospheric offers for him, but made room for him in the squad by replacing the departing Karim Benzema with a sure-fire journeyman centre-forward who is just 33 years old. . Josel.
This was an open call for Mbappé to enter the final year of his contract without signing a new contract.
The task of finding the best young talent falls primarily to chief scout Juni Calafat, who has proven time and time again over the past decade that he is capable of even the most difficult tasks.
In 2013, he was tasked with ensuring the club never again missed out on the best young talent coming out of Brazil, as they did with Neymar.
And the talented Madrid-born spotter, who grew up in Brazil, has brought in Vinicius, Rodrygo and now teenage striker Endrik, who will join the first team next summer.
Calafat was also responsible for successfully replacing Casemiro, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, the best midfielders in the club’s history.
With Casemiro gone and Modric set to leave at the end of the season, Madrid’s midfield now revolves around Aurelien Choameni, Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga.
They certainly outbid Liverpool to sign Choameni due to their financial resources, but they signed Camavinga when he was only 19 years old and the rest of Europe had not yet realized his huge talent. .
‘Project Youth’ is not over yet, with 18-year-old Ardar Güler, who joined from Fenerbahce for 20 million euros in the summer, approaching full fitness. And 19-year-old homegrown Niko Paz has already featured in four games and scored seven goals for the B team’s midfield.
They are also expected to sign Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies, who has one year left on his contract, next summer. At 23, he will reduce his average age, but that cost will be covered by the departure of Fran Garcia or Ferland Mendy.
With 11 players in next season’s starting lineup, Real Madrid will be among the favorites to win the Champions League. They are currently trying to destroy the competition after failing to leave the European Super League.
Thibaut Courtois (31 years old), Dani Carvajal (32 years old) and Antonio Rudiger (30 years old) will provide experience to a team that currently has no other players over the age of 25.
Bellingham (20), Valverde (25), Choameni (24) and Camavinga (21) will line up in midfield as long as Toni Kroos (34, due to extend his contract) allows.
Up front, Vinicius (23) will partner Mbappé (25), while Goulart (18), Rodrygo (23), Endrik (17) and Brahim Dias (24) will all play in the third team. It gives him the option to play as a forward.
And the fact that Carlo Ancelotti will be their manager is another reason to be concerned about their dominance. The only downside to having such a good team is that you have to have the unenviable task of keeping everyone happy, but that’s why Real Madrid are as shrewd in their choice of manager as they are in the way they build their squad. There’s no reason.
If there is someone who can manage Endrik’s development, keep fringe players happy and ensure that Mbappe’s arrival does not affect the harmony that currently exists in the dressing room led by Bellingham and Vinicius, it is someone with a wealth of experience. He is a consecutive trophy winner. Brazil’s national team coach has turned down the possibility of remaining at Real Madrid beyond this summer.
If you won, why should you take a job where you can coach the best Brazilians, but also the best Europeans?
Madrid will not stop planning their future even if they land a big hit on a free transfer for Mbappé this summer. Center backs David Alaba (31) and Nacho (34) have been unconvincing this season, and the Rudiger-Militao partnership will need a stronger back-up.
Also, if Erling Haaland decides to dream of a new challenge, Madrid will not want to leave the room.
However, the club will need to repay more than €1.17 billion in debt to rebuild the stadium, which will be factored into future market expansion. Additionally, lessons were learned regarding breaking established transfer records for top stars.
During his first term as president, Florentino Pérez introduced Galatico at the rate of one bottle per summer. The team was filled with Ballon d’Or winners, but from 2003 to 2007 they did not win anything, so there was no cup in the trophy cabinet.
Things are very different now. A new magic formula of signing the best teenagers in the world, letting them develop at the club, and adding the best players in the world to the squad on a free transfer could create something very special in the coming years. .