21 Jun 2025 23:13:07
Since I’m typing and my beloved is taking care of my daughter, I’m going to take the opportunity to give my view on the dealings of Real Madrid getting into players ears years before to get them to sign on frees. I think this will backfire for them in time. I can’t imagine they are making themselves very popular with other clubs by doing this and I can imagine that at some point clubs are going to make it very hard for them to buy players from the respective clubs or will refuse to deal with them, just like clubs did with us when Klopp was tapping up players. My apologies if my posts come over a bit condescending, English is not my first language.
I don’t want to pretend I know things better than anyone else on this site, I’m just giving my opinion.
22 Jun 2025 00:50:56
Fair enough, Baker, but what about players tapping up Liverpool, recently?
Wirtz, Frimpong and Kerkez have all thrown themselves at the club whilst still being contracted to other clubs.
They've had Richard Hughes over an Andy Carroll for the past few months.
22 Jun 2025 03:04:55
Real Madrid don’t care @Baker, they see themselves as being very special and can get away with what they want. if I owned Liverpool, I wouldn’t even speak to them or their press puppets Marca and AS.
22 Jun 2025 07:35:53
@OP. So isn't their approach exactly what you're referring to?
What I mean by that is RM would never have to deal with a club as the player is free transfer.
Their MO is actually quite brilliant (and I'm hating that I have to admit it)
1. RM speaks to agent about player A, and tells agent to run down their current contract
2. Agent paints lively picture to player
3. Player is interested
4. RM and agent agree salaries and "pre-contract"
5. Player runs down current contract and joins RM on a free
Yes the above is very high level. but it just shows that RM don't have to deal with the players club at all.
Unless I'm missing something. and please, I'd love to be enlightened about the whole transfer process, so please someone correct me if I am way off.
22 Jun 2025 08:02:18
I just got reminded of the common phrase "all is fair in love and war". Bit of a cliché and over romanticized, but if you want to add a bit of realism, it should be "all is fair in love, war and business" ?.
22 Jun 2025 10:20:36
From galactico’s to giro’s.