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Guardiola Puts Millions on the Table and Florentino Accepts the Proposal

Guardiola is involved in this player's transfer and Florentino accepts the Catalan coach's proposal

In the soccer world there's a constant fight to get the services of the best players at any given time. One of the teams that is most involved in the most interesting transfers on the planet is, of course, Real Madrid. However, it is not the only one, as there are other great teams with financial potential, such as Manchester City.

In this sense, Pep Guardiola's team seems to be in a better position than the Spanish team to secure the services of a star. We are referring to the great Italian promise Samuele Ricci from Torino. Given the position of the English, Real Madrid has no intention of entering into a bidding war for his transfer.

A soccer player in a maroon jersey during a match.
Samuele Ricci with Torino | Didac Aguirre

Although it is true that he is one of the most interesting prospects in European soccer, they will not take any risks in transfer him. Even more so knowing that Manchester City's financial power could take them to the point of no return in the offer.

They won't fight for him

The Italian player has undoubtedly proven to be one of the greatest figures in soccer in his region. This season he has played almost 1,500 minutes in 18 games with extremely positive feelings.

His main characteristics are that he plays as a pivot, where he has his best minutes. However, he can also play more toward the center of the field. At 1.81 m tall, he seems to be one of the Turin team's main references for aerial play.

A soccer player in the blue uniform of the Italian national team during a match.
Samuele Ricci with Italy | Didac Aguirre

Although his market value is currently estimated at €28m, with Manchester City's presence, this could go up too much. Moreover, if they are desperately looking for a replacement for Rodri, it doesn't matter that his contract binds him until 2026.

It is what it is

Although he is still one of the great promises of world soccer and very interesting for Madrid, they are not going to do anything crazy for anyone. For this reason, Florentino Pérez has made the decision and says farewell to this possibility practically definitively. This, unless some radical change at the last minute lights up Florentino's flame for his transfer.

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