Real Madrid open door to massive Liverpool move, terms have been set
Real Madrid appear to have finally opened the door to a deal with Liverpool. Certain terms have been set, even if there's still a long way to go.
There's a transfer window on the way so naturally the names 'Liverpool' and 'Real Madrid' aren't very far apart. The two clubs bump into one another every single time for one reason or another.
There were actually two reasons last summer. Real Madrid signed Ibrahima Konate on a free transfer from Anfield, bringing an end to his five-year spell with Liverpool.
Then there was a more obscure coming together. Liverpool signed Victor Munoz from Osasuna and that meant sending money to Real Madrid via a sell-on clause - something Los Blancos have been all over in recent years.
They've used them to control the futures of Nico Paz, Jacobo Ramon, and what feels like half of Como's team. Essentially, any young player they sell has some sort of clause in their contract that keeps them semi-tied to Real Madrid.
AS reports that Endrick is finally accepting that he should leave Real Madrid. The Brazilian had the chance to do so in the summer but opted to stay, believing he could break into José Mourinho’s XI.
That hasn’t worked out. Endrick has barely featured in La Liga and it’s now understood that he’s considering a move away. There are loan options on the table, such as with AS Roma and Sporting CP, while he’s not ruling out a permanent exit either.
That will interest Liverpool. The Reds tried to sign Endrick in the summer but a move broke down for various reasons. Principally, there was the Brazilian’s lack of motivation towards a permanent exit from Real Madrid.
But that’s changed. However, Los Blancos aren’t going to let him go easily and the report claims that they’d want to put either a buyback or a sell-on clause in any sale.
There’s essentially zero chance that Liverpool would strike a deal with a buyback. A sell-on, though? That’s very possible and we imagine it would interest the Reds if it shaved off a considerable amount from the initial price.
We’re certainly hoping that’s the route they go down. Our Value Adder model rated his time with Lyon incredibly highly, enough so that we’d consider Endrick to be a buy-at-all-costs signing, honestly.
Real Madrid have set their terms here, wanting to retain some element of control over his future. We say give them that with a sell-on clause and sign one of the most underrated talents in football today.