Claudius wrote:
All of those players had issues though. When you're Real Madrid, you need to field a frontline that is ready to contribute. Hazard, Jovic and Vinicius is very good but not great. Just think of peak Madrid with a high-performing Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema. That's the expectation when you have 2-300m pounds a year more revenue than Arsenal. Not a project.
As I said: Vinicius is raw, but it says a lot about his talent when even that was better than almost all of their stars. Even RM have limits to what they'll spend, and that's why I'm saying Vinicius isn't one I'd upgrade on. If Vinicius' last season wasn't good enough, then they need to replace Courtois, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Modric, Kroos, Casemiro and Marcelo first. Only difference is that these guys are/will soon be on the decline, while Vinicius is only going to get better.
Speaking of Marcelo, a tier 1 source is apparently saying that Ferland Mendy is having a medical for them,but Lyon themselves deny it.