The interest in the side comes from afar
The João Cancelo thing does not come from now. Already during his time at Valencia (2014-18) he drew attention for his self-confidence to attack from the right lane, which led him to the football strength of Guardiola, after passing through Inter and Juventus. Cancelo will be 29 years old next summer, which would facilitate an operation with a maximum cost of 40-50 million euros (although he ends his contract in 2027 and has a Transfermarkt value of 65). Ancelotti knows him well from the Premier because of his last stage as Everton coach and appreciates his versatility, given that he now triumphs as a left-back, but he can play in his natural wing as he did at Mestalla. Of ‘three’, the Portuguese is leaving in the Etihad. At City he is in his fourth season, with 138 games, 8 goals and 19 assists . In Madrid that position is covered by Mendy and, occasionally, by David Alaba. But Ancelotti prefers the Austrian player along with Militao, the pair of central defenders that have made him European champion. Mendy’s contract ends in 2025, but before a future renewal, his requests are above the economic arc that Madrid believes it should charge. His contract upgrade is on hold and that would play in favor of the Cancelo option. the Portuguese is already aware of this interest and would gladly accept signing for a club in which several of his teammates with Portugal have achieved sporting glory, starting with Cristiano and Pepe.
The Norwegian giant has a price
As for Haaland, it was the Nordic player who did not want to take the step a few months ago before the first Madrid polls with his father, who came to visit the Valdebebas facilities with the late Mino Raiola, seeing José Angel Sánchez personally, CEO of Real Madrid. Haaland, 22 years old, did not want to compete with Benzema and preferred to secure the starting job at Manchester City. But as his dream of wearing white is still intact, he put in his contract with the citizen a termination clause of 180 million euros valid for the summer of 2024 , the date set by Madrid to start the ‘Signing of Haaland’ operation. A high but reasonable amount for an insatiable scorer. In two years he will be fully prepared to take over from Benzema, who is estimated to have two more courses at full capacity. Consequently, the blue of City appears up to twice in the next transfer horizon of the Madrid entity , which has in its favor a very healthy cash (it has 425 million available thanks to its good savings management) and a sporting prestige that attracts to the best players in the world. Cancelo and Haaland are on the shortlist.