It seems like it’s done, Aurelien Tchouameni is on his way to Santiago Bernabeu. The news was exclusively published by the Athletic, and later confirmed by several Spanish sources.After an agreement with the player, the Royal Club reached a final agreement with Monaco today. Los Blancos will pay 80 million euros fixed plus 20 million euros through bonuses for the transfer of the French midfielder. Much more than the champions of Europe planned…Tue 21:45: (2.45) Germany (3.30) England (3.15)Real Madrid started working on bringing Tchouameni back in the fall, when the price was around 40 million euros. But the explosion of the young midfielder during the season and the interest of some other big clubs raised his value. Liverpool first joined Real in the race for Tchouameni’s signature, but the player then told Jurgen Klopp that he wanted to play for the Royal Club and the German gave up.When it seemed that Real had an open path to Tchouameni’s transfer, Paris Saint-Germain appeared and raised the price to the skies. The Parisians immediately said that they were ready to pay 100 million euros! And they started putting pressure on the footballer.Monaco could hardly wait to make new financial demands. The Spaniards were of the opinion that they would not bid, that their offer with bonuses could reach a maximum of 70 million euros, and they expected the player to put pressure on the club. When they saw that Monaco had no intention of throwing tens of millions of euros away and that there was increasing pressure on the player to move to Parc des Princes, they finally agreed to pay what was required. They did not want to risk another humiliating defeat by Paris Saint-Germain on the football market after the fiasco with Kylian Mbappe.Real Madrid’s squad shaping up very nicely for next season. After sealing the deal for Tchouameni, think the biggest priorities have to be finding a right-sided forward and a competent backup for Benzema. Also think Ceballos will leave for consistent minutes. pic.twitter.com/Jsnq4MJ4d8— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) June 7, 2022 Real’s offer of 80 million euros fixed and 20 million euros through various bonuses was accepted today. PSG kept up the pressure until the last moment, trying to convince Tchouameni to stay in his homeland, but he held on to the wish to join Carlo Ancelotti’s team. As Monaco eventually got what they were looking for, it didn’t matter to them which option the player would choose.Negotiations are over, the clubs have now moved on to exchanging documents and resolving formalities such as paying taxes. Official confirmation of the transfer could follow by the end of the day.
