Real Madrid could have made an important decision: to continue monitoring the reinforcements for the summer market that would serve as capital to close the merengue team once and for all.
In Valdebebas’s offices, confidence is growing, albeit with certain limits, about the possibilities of acquiring one of the midfielders most coveted by European football’s elite. This player is none other than Bruno Guimarães, who was already on the Whites’ agenda when Johnny Calafat sent the first reports of his performance at Olympique Lyonnais.
His move to Newcastle, in the Premier League, established him as one of the Magpies’ star players. The British club is unstoppable, including the defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, affecting the positive state of mind of the board of directors who did not hesitate to value the green and yellow axis at around 85 million euros.
This price is too high, according to Merengues executives, for a footballer of Guimarães’ caliber. However, the White Club will not have to pay such an amount because they have an easier way. Guimarães’ contract with Newcastle will include a clause allowing him to move to both Real Madrid and Barcelona for an amount ranging between 60 and 75 million euros.
The moment is now
Despite the reduction in the initial price, Barcelona still cannot afford the process. They noted in Sport that “the process seems more than complicated today,” although they are committed to “important hypothetical sales next summer” that would “improve Barcelona’s purchasing power.” However, “the Catalan club is not ready for poker games of this caliber today.”
This favorable situation for Madrid’s interests would make Florentino Pérez take advantage of this important period of Barcelona’s “financial recovery” to confirm the surprise of Joan Laporta’s intentions. Thus, the Real Madrid president will sign one of Barcelona’s great goals for the summer of 2024 and deal them a “blow” that will sink the team’s renewal project a little.
