In the height of the summer of 2018, the soccer world took a sudden turn for the worse when Real Madrid shocked the world of soccer by transferring superstar Cairo, who was at the peak of his powers, to Juventus in a move that shocked the world of soccer.
However, it is staggering to note that Real Madrid, who have always been keen on superstar policy, did not add reinforcements accordingly to Crowe's departure. At that time, the Real Madrid team does not lack of funds, whether it is sold Crow to Juventus to obtain 100 million euros, or save a huge amount of salary, are enough to let them make a difference in the transfer market.
Bringing in Neymar or Mbappe is perfectly feasible on a budget. Real Madrid, however, seem to be going nowhere.
That summer, Florentino personally presided over, in the Bernabeu for the upcoming Brazilian star Vinicius organized a debut ceremony. Although the scene invited the famous "alien" Ronaldo to help, but the number of people in the stands, and the year Kaka, C Luo joined the scene is far from the pomp and circumstance.
Speaking at the ceremony, Florentino said that the Real Madrid team's policy will be adjusted so that in the future, instead of bringing in established stars at huge expense, it will focus on developing its own cutting-edge stars.
So, will Vinicius be next?
Vinicius was touted as Brazil's second domestic Neymar-type star after Jesus when he debuted in the Barclays Premier League, and he was under 18 when Real Madrid signed him for a €50 million transfer fee that set a record for the highest transfer fee for an underage player.
Real Madrid said at the time that they were signing a once-in-a-decade or even once-in-twenty-years talent in the soccer world. If that's true, then he might be the next Crow or Messi, or a superstar on the level of Mbappe or Harland.
Entering the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid were out of the three-way race for the La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey, and Lopetegui's dismissal was little more than a scapegoat. Florentino brought back Zinedine Zidane and promised to invest at least €300 million in reinforcements. Azar, Jovic, Militang, Mendy and other strong generals, have not spent a lot of money, totaling more than 300 million euros, minus the proceeds from the sale of players in the summer window of 2019, the net investment is also nearly 200 million euros.
As for Vinicius, his growth seems to be a bit slow, and even more so when compared to Barcelona's Dembele. Of course, compared to the injury-prone and undisciplined Dembele, Vinicius has excellent physical condition and is very honest. In the first two seasons, he made about 10 starts in La Liga, and could only score two or three goals a season. 2020-21 season, because Bale was loaned to Tottenham Hotspur, and Hazard was constantly injured, Vinicius's playing time increased dramatically, and he made 35 appearances in La Liga in a season, of which he made 22 starts, but he only had three goals and three assists. He was often able to create big chances in front of goal, but his ability to shoot and score was unfortunate. Dembele, on the other hand, has contributed six goals and three assists in 19 starts out of 30 appearances.
It has long been rumored that Real Madrid have made a bid to Paris for Mbappe, with Vinicius as part of the deal. However, Real Madrid were unable to bring in Mbappe this summer, and even reinforcements may have been limited to players returning to the team on loan.
Recently, there was another suggestion that Real Madrid could sell Vinicius to Manchester United, just like they sold Robinho to Manchester City back in the day. However, Carlo Ancelotti, who is returning to Real Madrid's squad, denied it.
According to Goal.com, Real Madrid insiders have revealed that Vinicius will not be sold to Manchester United. Ancelotti believes he can help Vinicius reach his best form and will give the Brazilian starlet more opportunities. Vinicius will play an important role in the new season for the Ancelotti coached Real Madrid team.
