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Real Madrid have the money for Mbappe despite splurging €128 million on new signings
Real Madrid have made their ambitions known this summer by bringing in Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler and Fran Garcia to the Santiago Bernabeu ahead of the new season.
If that is not enough, the club are now in contention to sign Kylian Mbappe, who is facing an uncertain future at Paris Saint-Germain. It appears the French champions want to get rid of their star player this summer, in order to avoid losing him for free next year.
A recent report from The Athletic has offered a detailed update on Real Madrid’s finances, suggesting the club are indeed in a position to afford the Frenchman this summer.
Thanks to years of remarkable management, Real Madrid have been able to balance their finances extremely well. They have been quite frugal with their spending in recent years while managing to bring in fresh revenue through the sale of fringe players.
This summer, the club had to let go of Eden Hazard and Karim Benzema, two of the highest earners at the Bernabeu. Thanks to that, Real Madrid have more wiggle room, in terms of finances.
The club, therefore, are in a position to finance a move for Mbappe despite spending quite heavily so far this summer. Indeed, Los Blancos have splurged around €128 million on new signings in this window, a large portion of which went into the capture of Jude Bellingham.
The 20-year-old midfielder cost an initial €103 million while the Merengues shelled out €5 million for Garcia and €20 million for Guler. Despite the spending, the Spanish capital giants are in a position to splash the cash for Mbappe and still have some money left over.
However, it is no secret that Los Blancos prefer to sign the former AS Monaco starlet next summer when the player will likely be available on a free transfer.
Saudi Arabian giants Al-Hilal have recently tried to disrupt the transfer saga by coming up with a lucrative offer, but Mbappe has no intention of moving to the Middle East right now.
Real Madrid, for their part, have shown a lot of patience in their pursuit of Mbappe and it will not be surprising to see them wait until August before making a move for the French international.
In a major update, AS reports that former Real Madrid midfielder and club legend Toni Kroos has taken his first step towards starting his coaching career.
The former Germany international has told the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that he is interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers.
Real Madrid tried to bring Kroos back
It is no secret that Real Madrid considered bringing Toni Kroos back into the club’s structure after the end of the last season.
The club president, Florentino Perez, had wanted Kroos to have a daily presence at Valdebebas rather than making occasional appearances after his retirement.
Jose Angel Sanchez and Kroos spoke after Perez expressed his desire to see the German working at Valdebebas every day. However, they did not find the right moment, time or structure to give his return a clear form.
A comeback remains one of the possibilities most desired by Madrid supporters because of Kroos’ charisma and what he represents at the Santiago Bernabeu. Neither side wanted him to return simply for the sake of it, so the door remains open for the future.
The relationship between the two parties is excellent, and both know that the opportunity to work together again will eventually come.
Taking it step by step
For now, Kroos continues to run the academy he established in Boadilla, enjoying the opportunity to help develop younger players.
After two years away from the competitive side of football, however, he is beginning to look towards the dugout as a possible next step in his career.
Kroos currently holds coaching qualifications that allow him to work up to the third tier of Spanish football.
This is possible because professionals with at least seven years of proven experience and significant involvement at the elite level can gain direct access to accelerated coaching courses.
That means Kroos could coach a team in Primera Federacion, but the German wants to take things gradually.
Kroos has already informed the RFEF that he would be interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers during the 2027/28 season.
The course taking place this season is not available to elite former players, with UEFA limiting each campaign to 20 places.
With his current qualifications, Kroos could work as an assistant coach, but he cannot yet take charge as a head coach in either the top flight or the Segunda División.
But completing that programme would allow Kroos to obtain the UEFA A licence, which would enable him to coach teams at any level.
