Real Madrid convinced of signing long-term Barcelona target in summer

As Real Madrid continue to assess their options, it has emerged that the team is convinced they will sign both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland in the summer.

According to Spanish news outlet MARCA, although the Madrid officials know the target they have set is complicated and tough, they have started taking measures in order to execute their plan of signing two of the best attackers of the current generation.

It seems that Madrid have everything in place, right from the economic arrangements to players’ departure.

Unlike Barcelona, who are still struggling to comply with the La Liga wage bill, the team from Madrid is relying on the departures of Isco, Gareth Bale, Marcelo and quite possibly Eden Hazard in the summer.

This not only means the team will have spaces to fill but will also give them an opportunity to look for better players in the market while also managing to distribute the said €100 million between the two forwards. 

All this represents a significant threat or Barcelona as they do not really have many alternatives they can assess. To begin with, it’s no secret that the team is exploring the free agents’ market, and while they are willing to cough up €75 million for Haaland, the other target they had in Dusan Vlahovic has moved to Juventus instead.

Given the current economic crisis, it’s next to impossible for Barcelona to sign big names even if they are willing to move.

Furthermore, the giant wall Real Madrid has put in the case of Haaland means even if Joan Laporta goes all-out and puts most of his players on the transfer list, it will still be impossible for the team to compete with Madrid’s financial competency.

While there’s no doubt over Mbappe’s preferred destination, Haaland is yet to decide on his future. Despite that though, it is believed Real Madrid are counting on a definitive ‘yes’ once they sort everything out with Borussia Dortmund.