Former Real Madrid scout: Lafayette prefers Mbappe, if Saudi Arabia offer 300 million he will sell Vinicius [jiayu]


In an interview, former Real Madrid scout Manolo Romero spoke about a number of topics regarding the club. He said that Florentino preferred Mbappe and would agree to sell Vinicius if the Saudi club offered 300 million euros.

How to evaluate Real Madrid's sports plan?

- Very bad, they did not reinforce the position that must be strengthened, this is the main mistake. They have a lot of weak positions and I think everything is decided because of the huge cost of building the Bernabeu stadium, otherwise you cannot explain why Real Madrid have one less central defender than last season. Last season everything went well, but of course, last season the team had Kroos and Modric was a year younger.

It was suggested that Valverde could play the role of Cross

Real Madrid have players like Junameni, Valverde and Kamavenga, which is great, but they lack playmakers, they have a lot of engineering-type midfielders. Look at the performance of Kroos in the second half of the Champions League final against Dortmund, or the pass Kroos gave to Vinicius against Bayern, and look at Real Madrid now, which player can do it?

How is Ancelotti's job this season?

"I think at the moment Real Madrid don't have a lot of smart players and a lack of playmakers in midfield. As far as Winter Window is concerned, they must draw help.

If it were you, what kind of signing would you make?

- a left-back, a right-back, two centre-backs and a midfielder. In terms of the winter window, the most pressing things are probably a right-back, a centre-back and a playmaker.

About Guler and Endrick

Carlo Ancelotti believes Guler needs to complete his physical development, as he did last season. As for Ndrique, Ancelotti said he thought the player was still young. I heard he wants to have an experienced centre-forward as a substitute, he wants Joselu to stay or Lukaku to arrive.

After Hazard and Jovic, there seems to be some concern in the signings of Real Madrid, should they take more risks in the signings?

-- That concern is always there, and the president's decision is critical. I remember at Real Madrid everyone was determined to bring in Ronaldinho, but the president said Beckham had to be signed and it was Beckham who came instead of Ronaldinho.

Beckham and Figo overlap

Yes, there was Figo in that position at the time and signing Beckham was not necessary, but Florentino said it was OK. As much as people now say he has Haaland in mind, he will bring Haaland and you can see that. I am sure that if Florentino wants to, he will bring Haaland.

But does the team have room to sign Haaland?

- When Real Madrid sign good players, they usually sell them.

So who's leaving?

Maybe they'll sell Rodrigo, but frankly, I don't know if Rodrigo has that much value given the last couple of seasons. He's been very inconsistent and hasn't found his footing yet. He is relying on the magic he played against Manchester City, but this is Real Madrid, a club on another level, and if the BBC pair were still at their peak today, Vinicius and Rodrigo would be the substitutes and perhaps the only one who could compete would be Mbappe at his best.

About the Saudi interest in Vinicius

-- I'm sure he'll leave. If they bid more than €300 million, I am sure Florentino will sell him or even drive him to the airport. 300 million euros is a lot of money and I think Florentino prefers Mbappe, a player he has been pursuing for seven years.