Why Real Madrid prefers Mbappe to Erling Haaland

A member of the board of directors of the biggest football club in the world Real Madrid Jose Manuel Otero has explained why the club are preferring PSG star Kylian Mbappe over Man City Erling Haaland: “For Real Madrid’s game, Mbappe is better suited than Haaland.

“Haaland demands that the entire team play for him so that he can score. That, in closed teams, sometimes scores a goal. Madrid has to open the defences with tremendously skilled players.”

While asked about Real Madrid’s plan for the winter transfer market, Otero said that unless there is an absolute necessity, the team would not do any business in January.

“In the winter market, the experience has never been good. There has not been any player in the winter market who would have saved anything. Courtois’ loss is well covered. Kepa is a great goalkeeper.

“I don’t think he’ll mind me saying he’s not Courtois, but Kepa has covered well. He is showing that he is an increasingly better goalkeeper. Let’s see if we can hold out.

“One of the problems that Ancelotti has is that he cannot play all 23 at the same time. What a headache to have a choice. The idea is to hold on unless another injury comes.”

Otero also talked about the possibility of Real Madrid’s next manager, including Raul and Xabi Alonso.

“Raul seems like an excellent coach to me. He is a person who transmits everything he has as a player. He is a football lover. He is a scholar, he dedicates hours to it. Any club that takes him will get a top-level coach.

“We will take it with us one day too. At Madrid, we never get in the way of the personal and professional development of anyone’s life. Arbeloa is also doing an extraordinary role. Also many strangers.

“There is always someone to replace another when another wants to grow. Someday he will return. It will be an asset that has been used abroad.”

About Alonso, he said, “Xabi is a top-level coach. We always saw it. He has a personality and an extraordinary leadership capacity. I see him as one of the most promising young coaches in Europe.

“We have a couple of possible future coaches who we’ll see how things fit in their day. He and Raúl are called one day… So a priori, they are two clear future candidates,” he explained.

When a Real Madrid board member is interacting, questions regarding the infamous Negreira case and Barcelona are bound to surface.

“There are two aspects to the issue of relations with Barcelona. The abstract

is that for Real Madrid it is very important that there is a club like Barcelona and for Barcelona, ​​the same.

“Two great world-class clubs. Barcelona is going through some difficult times. The income is not endless. What happened with the Negreira Case is that there was a judicial action and proceedings were initiated against Negreria and Barcelona was included.

“Madrid decided to appear for two reasons: it was something in which they were designated as a possible injured party and the fact of appearing allowed us to be aware of all the investigations that were carried out and intervene in those that were necessary. It was defending our interests at the risk of bothering Barcelona.”

About Joan Laporta’s comments on calling Real Madrid the regime club, he said, “It was a misrepresentation. If history is known, the regime’s club was Barcelona. The regime’s club was Atletico Aviacion and Barcelona, ​​which was requalified by Las Corts, etc.

“The best thing for them is to appear as a victim instead of showing their face. In football, there is a lot of emotion and little rationality.

“If any club was harmed during the Franco regime, it was Real Madrid. In fact, Franco had the gold and diamond insignia of Barcelona. He never had it from Real Madrid. He was never granted,” he added