Rob
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I doubt that's a concern. Florentino was never one to penny pinch when it came to signing Galacticos and he's got money to burn.
The most expensive transfer Real have made since signing Rodriguez in 2014 for €75m, was signing Vinicius for €45m last summer. They really haven't spent any money in a long while. Their net spend the last 3 seasons is -€125m. That means they received €140m from outgoing players than they spent on incoming ones. Negative spend every single season while they won the CL. And they also got Ronaldo off the books, with Bale and Modric soon to follow. They could spunk €300m this summer and that would be them barely playing catchup. It would average at €40m net spend per season over the last 4 years.
There's also the subject of what Zidane wants. Flo will want to keep him happy as finding a good manager that works and is respected by both the fans and the players is very tricky as he found out.
Hadn’t really thought about their lack of spending. It’s kind of remarkable and it probably means you’re right in that cost will have no say in regards to getting Pogba or not. Puts you in a nice position to fleece them, too, if he wants out.
Whatever happens, the coming transfer window will be interesting and crucial for a lot of big clubs.