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Toni Kroos demonstrating how Man City cooked Real Madrid during their recent Champions League semifinal at the Etihad.

Time flies..

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To Renew or Not to Renew

Real Madrid seem to have little choice but to wait out the contracts of players in order to continue with the reconstruction of the squad. There are 12(including Vinicius) contracts set to expire between now and June 2024. While Kroos signed an extension and others like Nacho and Ceballos may yet sign extensions, Real Madrid will likely have a mass exodus next season give the club does not tend to push players out

Real Madrid seeking to renew Brahim Diaz probably looking to get into a stronger negotiating position when selling him in the future.

Rumour has it...

One of the most decorated players of his generation, Odriozola will leave Real Madrid having achieved success he could have scarcely imagined. Real Madrid will be happy to reduce their wage bill and perhaps make room in the squad for youth players. Odriozola’s depature benefits both sides immensely.

Silly season is in full swing now. There will be more nonsense stories than there are people on the planet. The media is running strong offence for Real Madrid as always subtle suggestions about which players should be surplus to requirements and which players should be dying to move to the Bernabeu. One get the feeling the dial will break before the month of June is over.

Talk about testing the waters, Real Madrid are in mad scramble to replace Karim. Inter would likely sell if the price is right and the player would consider a move if he’s guaranteed to be the starting number 9. This puts Real Madrid in a good position but money talks.

The Bellingham Affair

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BVB have not said much about the rumours surrounding Bellingham but it is clear they’ve not taken a hard stance against selling the player as we’ve seen them do in the past. Considering the tone last summer when it was unequivocally stated that they would not be selling Bellingham at any price.

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