Real Madrid will reportedly take advantage of the opportunity to hijack the wonderkid of Shakhtar Donetsk club, Vinicius Tobias. Donetsk is in turmoil as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
As is known, Ukraine has been invaded by Russia since late February. As a result, the football competition there is suspended.
FIFA and UEFA have made regulations for players from Ukrainian clubs to be able to move to foreign clubs even though the transfer market has closed. This is to save the future of the players who play in the Ukrainian League.
Spanish media Sport reported that Real Madrid would take advantage of this situation. Los Blancos were tempted to recruit Tobias, who was only 18 years old.
Tobias's fate is really sad. This young Brazilian just moved to Shakhtar in January 2022. A month later war broke out in Ukraine.
Enter Atletico Madrid's Shot - To get Tobias, Real Madrid must compete with city rivals Atletico Madrid. Need extra struggle to beat Atletico.
Because Atletico dared to invite Tobias the opportunity to immediately play in the senior team. Meanwhile, Real Madrid will put Tobias in the youth team.
Real Madrid looked to Tobias for a long-term investment so he would be placed in the youth team first. For the first team, Real Madrid plans to recruit Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland.
Mbappe has the biggest chance. The French player can be obtained by Real Madrid for free in the summer of 2022 because his contract with PSG expires in June.