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Kroos isn't even that old, he can still play for next 4 years if we compare to Modric's ages.

Well it's really bold statement that Real Madrid didn't allow Modric to play in his national team, I don't think Modric will accept that because he never absent to play in his national team since 2006. Even Modric was grow from Real Madrid and Real Madrid is one of biggest football team, when it comes to nationally, it's a different case...

His departure will not have a serious impact on Real Madrid, but still his loss will be felt considering he is a player who has had a big impact on Real Madrid's game, so even though it is small, I think the influence will still be there.
Regarding his future, it is possible that the rumors were true when Ancelotti made Modric an offer to be on the coaching staff because I think he also has the talent to become a coach. With his advantage in the midfield, usually players like that have a good chance of becoming a coach. And Modric also has good abilities in reading the game, that will be a big asset for him to become a coach.
But I haven't heard anything about whether he will stay, retire, or go to another team. What is clear is that before his contract actually expires he will be seen with Real Madrid and I think it is possible that he will be extended again. But let's see what Real Madrid will do with this player.

Previously we have heard Toni Kroos has received a new contract offer for 1 year from Madrid, but somehow Modric actually did not get the same offer at this time, despite their old age but still Kroos and Modric are a midfielder duo who are quite strong and creative so far in Madrid, but indeed the loyalty of the two players does not always get a good reception from the club as is the case with Modric now.

Reportedly Madrid wants to extend Modric's contract for another 1 season, but on the condition that he must retire from the Croatian national team at this time, Madrid reason is because with his current age will certainly make him vulnerable to injury and fatigue when playing for the team, besides that Modric also rejected the offer to become a coaching staff and prefers to continue playing football even in Saudi Arabia or America.
I think with Belingham, Valverde, Ceballos, Camavinga, Tchouameni in the middle of the middle maybe Modric is no longer needed by Madrid at this time as a player, besides that reportedly Madrid is also eyeing Nicolo Barella from Intermilan to be plotted as a replacement for Modric, currently there are several clubs that want to sign Modric namely Arab club AL Hillal and also MLS club Inter Miami and I think at his age who is currently playing in competitions that are not competitive is solution for him.

Well, that could happen considering that Raphinha is player with fairly high selling price and this agreement with another team could make Barcelona get big profits to improve the team finances.
I also think that in the future there will definitely be drama like the one previously experienced by de Jong, but the problem that previously occurred created lot of negative feedback from everyone including Barcelona fans and also created heated discussion among football fans.
It just that Barcelona has the right to do anything to all its players and problems that might arise later are also problems that might affect other players and the team performance.
Team administrators, coaches and others, have to consider many things when making decisions because if problem like what previously happened with de Jong happened again with Raphinha, then clearly that would not be very good.

They should sell if players like Marcus Rashford ( He's shown no passion while playing for the club lately. ) Can he go take a look at how Luiz Diaz displays for Liverpool? He seems to have forget when to pass, track back, defend and also make two touch with the ball, him hanging on the ball for too long six to seven touches makes it he'll boring.

Harry Maguire, Christian Eriksen, Scott MC Tominay, Jonny Evans,  Sancho, Pelistri and I also feel same way about Antony because they have nothing to offer Manchester United in the long run.

Erik Ten Hag is not a bad coach but he will learn the hard way for being stubborn, he should start playing Marcus Rashford from the bench so he doesn't gets or feel too important. Barcelona should make no mistakes, they should cash out big from the sale of Robert Lewandoski and Raphina.

Raphinha journey in Barcelona is not easy and last season when first time to play with Barcelona Raphinha was difficult to adapt with this team and he even have to lost to compete with Ousmane Dembele to gets 1 place on Barcelona starting lineup but after Ousmane Dembele sell to PSG Xavi too still didn't fully trust Raphinha because Xavi was more prefer to playing Lamine Yamal on his position and this makes Barcelona have been thinking to sell him this summer and that's why since last summer there was a rumour that Barcelona are going to sell Raphinha because this player hasn't too usefull moreover Barcelona probably will gets huge money from this transfer because some of Premier League teams and also Saudi Arabian teams are showing their interest to him but Raphinha was refuse to sell and he says he want to stayed for much longer in Barcelona although there is no guarantee for him to playing regularly for each matches especially Barcelona will have new manager next season so his situation in this team can became an uncertain

His contract with Real Madrid will expire in June, 2024. I heard a rumor, Ancelotti offers him to be apart of Real Madrid coaching staff. If Modric decides to retire in the end of this season, he can accept the offer made by Ancelotti. But if Modric still wants to continue his career as a professional player. Modric must leave Real Madrid since there is no contract extension. There are a rumor of the interest from Saudi teams, they will give Modric a huge salary of Modric wants to play in SPL. Now, it depends on what the decision wants to make by Modric.

I don't think the departure of Modric won't give a serious impact. There are already enough top midfielders to replace Modric's role. Camavinga, Tchouameni, Bellingham, and Valverde are some players who have the same position as Modric. And we must realize that Modric is getting rarely to play full time recently. It indicates that Real Madrid no longer too depends on Modric anymore.



Sources:
- theathletic.com
- forbes.com

Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/13045223/anthony-martial-man-utd-forward-determined-to-see-out-remainder-of-old-trafford-contract

Martial is one of those futures who haven’t shined yet. He has got enough chances with Manchester United in the previous seasons but I feel like he needs more playing time. He is still a young player who has potential.

@Velvet78, so I agree with you, he needs to join a club where he can get more game time. But if his performance was up to the mark, I don't think he would have had to battle for the starting position in the first place. Højlund is better than current Martial and I don’t think anyone can argue about that.

Martial should join a club where he can get chances even if his performances are not up to the mark. Manchester United is too big of a club to keep giving him chances. But I think there would be many clubs who would be willing to take him on loan or sign him.

There will be another drama from barcelona and im sure about this. It will be coming from raphinha and barcelona.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/explained-barcelona-will-push-raphinha-leave-summer-scoring-crucial-las-palmas-winner/blt46928e04228480a1

It's clearly said that if raphinha was not feeling so good with barcelona's environment but he likes to stay till the end of his contract but bracelona demands to cash out him in order to help the club's financial. So, this will be triggering another drama like when barcelona was in the conflict against some of its players who were rumored to leave from the club.
The same story like when barcelona had problem with de jong is coming again. Barcelona feels so difficult to cashout their players before their contract will end. Im sure that this is gonna be another drama for the summer transfer season since raphinha insist to stay in barcelona much longer.

The high transfer fee has made him a striker with high expectations. The performances and statistics in his previous club have shown his talent and potential, but his contribution to Manchester United have not met the expected level. Scoring seven goals in 21 matches indeed may seem average for him. Organized display by the team may not be in his favor that makes him struggled to convert chances.

Fans have reason to expect improvement from Hojlund. Manchester United need to give him the opportunity to develop and grow over the next year or two. He could be a valuable asset for the attacking display. Hojlund have the potential to make a greater impact and contribute more consistently, with the right guidance and opportunities, to the success in the future. It's common that new players need time to adapt, especially in the team that is rebuilding.

This is a habit owned by real madrid but as long as it can keep its financial to run properly and why not? buying the new player is not something wrong. It's caused by developing the talent takes a lot of time and it's not all of players can be developed properly. Real madrid needs this solution in order to find the fastest solution for the club.


Totally depends on the players itself. If a player has a dream to play in real madrid and is not it obvious if he will join in real madrid? thing will be so different if this player was not even favoring real madrid as a club. Madrid is the most prestigious club in the world compared to the competitors but it doesn't mean if all of players put it as their favorite clubs, right?



He was the best defenders in euopa right now in term of duel 1 on 1. No doubt that rela madrid needs a complete defender like him to strengthen the club.

Considering the style of football Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland plays, it's absolutely possible for both players to feature in one team because unlike Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe can perfectly play in the positions but Haaland is only good as a top 9 striker. Manchester City without doubt will do anything within their strength to make sure they bring Kylian Mbappe to the club if the chance ever comes but I don't think such thing is going to happen because Real Madrid have reportedly completed over 85% contract deals that'll see the French national team captain join them in the summer. Mbappe also wants to join Real Madrid in the summer and that's why I don't give too much attention to rumours that suggests that Kylian Mbappe might just join another club that's not Real Madrid when he leaves his current club Paris Saint Germaine

Modric's certainty is still unclear but it is likely that he will leave the Madrid squad even though his fate will be where we still cannot predict it because there is no situation that can really be ascertained that Modric's next destination after he leaves Madrid.
However, it will not be a big problem because Ancelotti's rotation in the last 2 seasons has functioned to keep the squad good despite Modric's departure.

In the end, it will have an impact because Modric is one of the cogs of Madrid's attack but on the other hand, they can be fine and I am sure of that because Madrid's young players are currently very good in terms of play and they can be relied on to support the midfield to be even better. Jude's position could be flexible but I think the trio of Camavinga, Tchouameni and Valverde is still a very good option.

The distribution of their roles within the team would be pretty clear though. Haaland is a center forward and nothing else. He could never play a different position and he doesn't have any special talent to play anywhere else other than in the center. But Mbappe is more versatile. He could play as a left winger for sure and he could get several degrees of freedom for his game. I would put him as a semi-winger /  semi-center forward player if I had Haaland and Mbappe available at the same time. But I agree with you that for Mbappe it would be better to go to Real Madrid and have his position in the center saved.

He could have produced better stats if he had not suffered an unfortunate injury this season. And we could have heard his name more in the transfer window. We read in the news that many Premier League clubs were interested in him. We know that Chelsea especially want to sign him. Maybe everyone will be talking about Mbappe this transfer window. But he will undoubtedly be one of the most talked about signings of the transfer window. He is still very young. And his career has great potential.

It will never get a deal if Real Madrid only make an offer about €25m. It is too far from his market value, it is about €60m. It is normal if Bayern Munich ask the transfer fees €50m. If Real Madrid is really serious to sign Alphonso Davies, I am sure Real Madrid will have no problem with €50m. It is not a too expensive price for a top defender, moreover he is still 23 years old and very experienced.

Anyway, where do you get the information that Real Madrid make an offer €25m? I read on some articles, there is no information about a specific amount of money Real Madrid offers to Bayern Munich.

https://theathletic.com/5294621/2024/02/26/alphonso-davies-real-madrid-transfer/
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/39827787/transfer-talk-alphonso-davies-renew-bayern-amid-real-madrid-interest

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich still couldn't have a deal about the player of Bayern Munich Alphonso Davies. This 23-year-old Canadian player had a perfect performance in Bayern Munich and made Real Madrid to send him an offer.
But it seems Bayern Munich asks for more money to let Alphonso Davies leave the team. Real Madrid sent an offer of 25 million euros but Bayern Munich asked for 50 million euros. However, I think the good performance of Alphonso Davies can make Real Madrid to spend much more money and accept the 50 million euros from Bayern Munich because Alphonso Davies can be a good option for the left-back position in Real Madrid.

Personally, I think he will be redundant at Manchester City as the team is well-stocked and doesn't need another striker like Mbappe when they have Haalande. If both players are competing for the golden ball and are unlikely to stand competition with each other playing in the same team, it could have a negative impact on the team as a whole. But it's fair to say that it would be a great duo

From the last few seasons, Martial has always been one of the players on the sales list but in the end he continued to survive and stay at Manchester United which actually in my opinion was a waste of time for himself.
Now he is still 28 years old and I think there is nothing wrong with looking for a new situation because his performance can still be honed but the possibility of something like this also cannot be forced because Martial seems heavy to get out of Manchester Untied even though if you look at the current situation Manchester Untied does not seem to really see him because even if he is played in the end it is only an option.

The current transfer season allows him to leave but with injuries always disturbing the possibility of him being ogled by other clubs, of course this will be a little difficult.

United has one thing good going for them, which is a young few players that can do great for them. I am not saying that they will do amazingly or anything like that, but they do have a core that can be used well. I hope that we can see them do well again, just recently they finished third, so it is not like they are that far away from it.

I am sure that we are going to end up with anything different, we should consider the situation to be a bit different. I know that life isn't all that simple so we can consider this to be very risky move. I am guessing that we are going to see some good transfers this summer from them, it is not going to be simple and we are going to see them do a little differently with time.