Real Madrid's transfer policy has meant the club have suffered 200 million euros in losses. The club cannot allow that so they will sell some players in the winter. Mariano and Brahim look set to depart.
Despite the fact they are historically a team which buy many great stats, money is not infinite and that is ending. The board led by Florentino Perez will have to make difficult and logical decisions to balence the books at the start of 2020.
As well as the obvious need for them to earn more than what they spend, there is the FFP to look at and there cannot be a more than 100 million euros difference between buying and selling. Real currently double that after recent signings.
Hazard, Rodrygo, Mendy, Jovic and Militao are currently worth around 350 million euros compared to the 150 'Los Blancos' got for the departures of Keylor Navas, Theo, Kovacic and Raul de Tomas. In short, the club have not made enough money through sales.
This could provoke a change of role for the club in the transfer maket. 'Marca' says that the club's priority will be to sell as soon as they have the opportunity. The main players to leave, according to the previously cited source, are Brahim and Mariano.
The former stood out last season after playing well for Lyon. He was not capable of transferring his great form - 21 goals and five assists in 45 gmes - to the Spanish capital, so he ended up taking a back seat. Now, he does not even play.
Brahim, 20, has still got to get used to the rough and tough on the pitch in order to get game time. He was in the last squad, so he might have the chance to shine, but in any case, it would be his third appearance this season: he can be sold.