Real Madrid almost did it with Andrique, the 16-year-old Palmeiras striker who is expected to be one of the biggest players of the next decade. And although he will not be able to arrive in Madrid until 2024, when he comes of age, Florentino Pérez wanted to secure his future, thus outdoing the suitors he had in Europe
One of them is the eternal rival, Barcelona. The club’s president, Joan Laporta, knowing that Real Madrid is very close to closing it, has been desperate in recent weeks, making calls to the player’s environment and making calculations to put more money on the table and prevent him from signing with Madrid
Xavi Hernandez himself recently admitted that he had moved strings from the Catalan club. “We spoke with his father and also directly with Indrik,” Terrassa’s coach confirmed last November 26 in an interview with ESPN. “I explained our project to them. We want talent and he is talent. He has goals, dribbling and a brutal ability to make a difference. He’s the player of the present and the future. He’s the kind of footballer we need. He knows the project as we speak. I hope he joins us. It’s up to him
However, Barcelona has nothing to do with the process. The Blaugrana are a long way from being able to compete for his signature. On the other hand, because the footballer wants to play for Real Madrid. This is fixed. On the other hand, because the money that could put Madrid on the table is unaffordable for the Real Madrid. The egg supply is 72 million
In addition, it must be borne in mind that if Real Madrid withdraws from the bid, it will not happen because it has closed almost everything with the footballer and only only sign the parties, those who remain in the fight for the footballer also have a much higher economic power. One of those that fly
There’s PSG, whose latest bid amounted to €93m for Andrique and Estevao, another 15-year-old. So is Manchester United, who could easily fetch up to €80m. Without excluding Chelsea, who have also been very interested in Andrek for some time and could also assume much higher numbers than Barcelona for his signature
So things are, no matter how much Laporta tries to interrupt the process, in Madrid they are very calm with the Catalan club. They know that the Blaugrana are not competitors in the transfer market and that the danger lies with PSG, United and company