Farewell to Real Madrid for €90 Million: Guardiola Triggers Release Clause to Take Him to City
Real Madrid is the world’s biggest club, boasting a massive structure and featuring top-notch professionals in various areas, with Juni Calafat standing out.
It’s crucial for Real Madrid to be actively working on these aspects due to the current football landscape, requiring the identification of young talents before they move to state-backed clubs, making it impossible to sign them.
That’s why Real Madrid has been employing this strategy in recent years, and it has proven very successful.
The Brazilian is responsible for some of Real Madrid’s most significant signings in recent times.
Players like Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., Eduardo Camavinga, Rodrygo Goes, Aurélien Tchouaméni, and Endrick, among others, bear the stamp of the chief scout of the white club, making him indispensable to Florentino Pérez.
However, there are times when the ‘Calafat effect’ is not enough, even though, in most cases, the player’s will is crucial, as happened with Ousmane Diomande.
The Ivorian is one of the young center-backs that Juni Calafat has been monitoring for Real Madrid, but his release clause is considered “very high” by the white club.
However, this is not the case for Manchester City, which, with its infinite resources, continues to spend recklessly while UEFA looks the other way.
With a release clause of €80 million, the City team is in the lead to sign Ousmane Diomande, who had the dream of playing at the Santiago Bernabéu, something that, in principle, will not happen.
Florentino Pérez and José Ángel Sánchez are actively working on planning next year’s squad, aiming for a significant leap in quality, but they will not make any reckless moves that jeopardize the economic stability of the club.
