Real Madrid stops seeing Barcelona as a problem on the pitch and in the market: “They have enough…” | Relief
There was a time, not so long ago, when He Barcelona football club was a strong competitor real Madrid on the transfer market. He almost always fought on the playing field, but his rise on the sports and media level has allowed him convince many stars wanted by the Chamartin club. The Blaugranas managed to snatch Ronaldinho, Villa, Dani Alves and Neymar. But in the Valdebebas offices, that era is over.
Real Madrid management considers it impossible for Barcelona to fight for major players in the market.. Experience in recent years makes them think they are no longer contenders when it comes to signings, with million-dollar Premier League projects being priced sky high. With Manchester as the main danger for being able to propose an ambitious sports project in addition to money. Old acquaintances such as Bayern or PSG tickets also represent a battle, but not Barça.
The main reason is economic. Management in recent years has plunged the Catalan team into a spiral of leverage, salary cuts and budget adjustments. Thus, on several occasions he was affected by the 1/4 rule set by La Liga when a team exceeded its salary cap. Numbers that the market notes for great footballers -100 million for Bellingham or 90 for Guardiola, for example- unattainable for them.
But this is not only a financial issue. They think that the image he projects abroad hinders him in the media.. The Negreira case, the leverage… This has its consequences when it comes to signing. He retains a certain weight, as evidenced by the additions of Gundogan or Vitor Roque, who other great players wanted, but less and less.
Three examples in the last windows highlight this situation. The first thing from HaalandWHO He quickly excluded Barcelona from the race to sign him.. Others, such as Real Madrid, Bayern or Manchester City, who eventually signed him, resisted almost to the end. The second thing is that Endrick. The numbers Palmeiras laid on the table made his registration unfeasible., no matter how much Barcelona insist on putting themselves forward as candidates. Last, Arda Gulerwho changed his mind at the last minute when everything was agreed with Barça to move to the Bernabeu.
At the sporting level, Real Madrid’s views have also changed. Barça have lost their level since the departure of Messi, the great white nightmare for more than ten years. And also much of its essence. About your idea. The project now led by Xavi and which passed through the hands of Valverde or Koeman has deviated from the famous DNA this has brought them huge profits over the past two decades.
Against, increases competition with other teams. How Sports, which has been competing head-to-head with Madrid for ten years. In this edition of the Spanish Cup they were convinced that victory in the Metropolitano meant victory over the main competitor and came very close to the title, which they failed to achieve. Or this season Girona, a project they respect and which has proven itself to be reliable in its results. It’s been a long time since then they stopped seeing it as a revelation respect him as a candidate for the title.
Super League allies
Behind it, Madrid does not want new problems for Barcelona. Vice versa: The white team finds its main ally in the kule -and only for now- hold a Super League. This common ground means that Laporta and Florentino still enjoy good relations, somewhat overshadowed by the Negreira affair. He needs to be strengthened so that he can fight for the project together. “Leave them alone, they have enough…”– the manager recently responded about the situation at the Blaugrana club.
This vision is shared by other great men of Europe. For example, Bavaria. “If we had this debt, I wouldn’t be able to sleep well at night. But I don’t think anything will change. A club like Barcelona won’t sink simply because of the enormous value it has for a region like Catalonia. Yes indeed I deeply regret that clubs can get into debt in this way. Here we are pursuing sporting success, on the one hand, and economic stability, on the other. I read about Barcelona’s debt while I was having breakfast and almost choked.“, commented Rummenigge, a Bayern legend and former CEO of the club.
In Valdebebas, as throughout Europe, They see Barcelona struggling to survive in a difficult financial situation.. Resist and use the remaining power of the media to resurface and return to the elite of continental football. Convince some young pearl and veterans of a thousand fights that will allow him to achieve sporting success and, as a result, financial returns. But Madrid does not see that this can happen in the short term, but for now They see him more as an ally than as a rival..
