22 Aug 2013 10:49:33
reading between the lines and rumours.
Bale to Real Madrid is done but the delay in completing the signing is down to Real Madrid still trying to work out how to hold on to Ronaldo. I'm guessing it FFP related as bringing in 108 million euro player + wages somewhat exposes them.

Ronaldo is holding out for more money and there is a bunch of activity taking place to help passify CR7 without having to make a drastically improved wage offering.

Their preferred option is to sell a couple of first team players (Modric and Di Maria seem the most likely) and are actively trying to find deals for both. This would free up funds to cover some of the transfer and extra wage bill for Bale + Ronaldo.

RM want to be able to offer Ronaldo an improved contract BEFORE Bale arrives as they feel he will look for another club otherwise. MUFC are not his only option and rumour is PSG are also waiting for the Bale deal to complete before making an offer.

1.) 22 Aug 2013
22 Aug 2013 11:29:14
just want to put this out there, I appreciate there is still time left in this transfer window, but I get the feeling if nobody is signed then the "this is the squad that won the league" line will be trawled out, when you look at Bayern, won the treble and still strengthened, Barcelona won the league signed Neymar, my point is you should always strengthen after success, not wait until failure to re-strengthen
i appreciate not everybody will agree.
burnaldo7
p.s (love the site, long time reader, newly registered user)

2.) 22 Aug 2013
RM fall within the FFPR comfortably.

Sydney!

3.) 22 Aug 2013
Why do you say that regarding RM, Syd?

4.) 22 Aug 2013
RM have no problems with the FFP regulations.

Sydney!

5.) 22 Aug 2013
I musy say syd I too would like to know how u no this?

6.) 22 Aug 2013
Swiss Ramble baby!

That's how I know.

I will break it down for you in a nutshell if possible. RM may go out and spend £200m this summer and sign players on a six year deal. £200m over six years is £33.3m. That is the amount that will be considered. BUT! when you sell a player, the WHOLE amount is subtracted in a lump sum. So if they sell players to the tune of £100m, the accounts will show a £66.6m profit in player sales. £100m minus £33.3m equals £66.6m.

MU could go out and spend £150m on players who have signed a five year deal and as long as player's sales is more than £30m this summer, we would actually post a profit in player sales.

Sydney!

7.) 22 Aug 2013
We can all dream! 150million, imagine! Ronaldo, Ozil, Fellaini and Baines job done! would be really happy with 3 out of those 4 sadly I think it will be 2

8.) 22 Aug 2013
I agree with syd that RM would have no probs with FFP, no definite knowledge but if citeh are spending without worrying then I can't see it being a problem for RM who probably have 3/4 x the income citeh do.
I did hear that levy was looking for cash not instalments on the bale deal and that's a lot even for RM and with the state of the spanish economy its not a given the banks would be willing to support them with nearly £100m so maybe a bit of balancing is needed?

9.) 22 Aug 2013
They would have no problem because Platini has no issue with Spanish clubs spending huge money. Other than that, they signed Casemiro for £6 million, Carjaval for £6 million, Isco for £30 million, Illaramendi for £34 million, a total of £76 million, and sold Higuain for £32 million, Albiol and Cajellon for £16 million and Pedro Leon for £6 million, a total of £22 million. These figures are not exact, but Madrid could easily afford Ble at £90 million and with their commercial revenue they could easily afford to pay Ronaldo 20 million per year and Bale 10 million or so a year no problem.

10.) 22 Aug 2013
Sydney that would be 33 million over the next 5 year plus money they have already spent in previous years which could be as much again . At some point they would have to stop spending such vast amounts as selling 100 million worth of talent is unachievable

11.) 22 Aug 2013
No name, that is correct. It would be £33m plus previous amortised cost from previous buys in previous years. But they will spend big this summer and that will be it. They will be more careful in future and by selling a few fringe players each season they would be able to keep on top of the future spends and this summer's big spend.

Sydney!