The financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic taught Real Madrid to be smarter when doing business. The executives of Los Blancos started weighing more and more, not just splashing money when a talent appears on the market. They tightened their wallet and targeted their signings more carefully. They were ready for a Hail Mary attempt only for the signing of Kylian Mbappe, but even then it didn’t happen, which again ended up great for the La Liga table-toppers. They could do much better with waiting a bit and get him for free in July.The Madridians are not hiding who will be their main targets. Mbappe is the priority of all priorities, followed by the bringing of the Norwegian goal machine Erling Haaland and Aurelien Tchouameni, the guy for “special tasks” whom they see as the ideal successor of Casemiro. Los Blancos are actively working on massive signings and building a team for the future, but also on extending contracts with players who are closer to entering the last year of the contract.Sat 19:30: (4.00) Celta (3.45) Real Madrid (1.95)Whoever gets bitten by a snake – runs away from a lizard. That is why Real Madrid do not want to repeat the mistake they made with Raphael Varane – the Frenchman entered the last year of his contract at Santiago Bernabeu and only the player’s good will caused him not to leave for nothing. The French stopper wanted to stay in good relations with the Royal Club, so Manchester United paid 44.5 million USD to Real Madrid to get him immediately and skip a few months of waiting. It went as good as it could have for Los Blancos, the Spanish giants learned their lesson, and with all the players they are counting on and as the expiration of a couple of contracts is approaching, they are starting negotiations with players whose deals are close to ending.Such is the situation with Marco Asensio. The Spanish forward is tied to the club until July 2023, Real Madrid want to keep him and have started preparing a strategy in advance. By the upcoming transfer window, the club want to know what are his plans, whether Asensio wishes to stay or leave. Marca writes that the player’s priority is to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu and that the Royal Club has agreed with his agent that the round of decisive talks will begin soon, probably April, but the date is still not specified.’Locking up’ Mbappe & Co. convinced Real Madrid to bring a replacement for CasemiroReal Madrid are aware that Asensio’s negotiating position is good, since the expiration of the contract is approaching and that if he does not sign by July, he will enter his last year of the deal. Delaying it all could lead to an undesirable scenario, which is not in Real Madrid’s interest, because the club does not need turbulence before the end of the season and the transfer period in which they want to sing superstars.Carlo Ancelotti appreciates Asensio, who is playing significantly better this year than the previous ones and shares his playing time with Rodrygo. He is the third scorer of the team with ten goals scored in all competitions, and only Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior are more efficient. AC Milan and Tottenham have shown interest in the Spaniard in the past, but Asensio’s wish is to stay at the Bernabeu – of course, if he finds a common language with the club about personal conditions.
