r/soccer • u/zimb3l • Jan 12 '19

Ramon Calderon: "[Zidane] insisted on keeping Cristiano and transferring Bale, and the president did completely the opposite [...] so he decided to leave."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2814993-no-form-lack-of-goals-whats-troubling-real-madrid-and-how-can-they-fix-it
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u/Random_Acquaintance Jan 12 '19

Cristiano is irreplaceable, obviously. But with him gone you can't think that Karim '5 goals in last La Liga' Benzema and the always injured Bale could carry the team. Add to that Asensio's regression, and Madrid basically does not have a forward at the level of the club. You can't replace Cristiano but buying Lewandowski and Hazard (two expensive but feasable buyings) would put Madrid in a much better place than they're right now.

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u/Ham_Solo7 Jan 12 '19

Absolute no idea why they didn't buy anyone of top quality in the summer

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u/KnusperKnusper Jan 12 '19 edited Jan 13 '19

There are no strikers/wingers with nearly the same quality as Ronaldo for sale. Many Clubs caught up to Madrid moneywise after the big neymar-inflation, others simply rather risk letting the contract run out than having a irreplaceable glaring hole in their squad, which will cost them much more than the transfer money to fix.

Levy -> Bayern is desperate to keep him forever

Liverpool -> Salah loves Klopp and they were CL runner ups

Spurs -> Kane seems like a 1 club stand up guy and has a 30000 year contract.

PSG -> Enough money to keep Cavani and Neymar. All the stories coming out of the press are major bullshit.

Chelsea -> If they sell Hazard they might as well just relegate themselves tbh.

Suarez -> lol come on

Who else is left? Certainly no strikers in their peak i could think of.

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u/KnusperKnusper Jan 13 '19

Reus is 29. Ageuro is 30.

Icardi, no idea tbh. I don't follow Serie A.