Newcastle United might be about to help Real Madrid pay for their signing of Bernardo Silva. Silva is expected to join Los Blancos at the end of his Manchester City contract after agreeing a deal ahead of kicking off a World Cup campaign with Portugal.
Silva has been linked with a number of other clubs, including Barcelona, but Mourinho has managed to convince his fellow countryman to join him at the Bernabeu for next season. With Silva out of contract, the deal is free in terms of a transfer fee, but the serial winner is likely to have demanded a big pay packet this summer.
Newcastle might help pay for the wages
Fortunately for Los Blancos, Newcastle appear to be closing in on the signing of Osasuna starlet and Real Madrid academy graduate Muñoz. Having sold Muñoz, who is at this summer's World Cup with Spain, to Osasuna, Los Blancos held a first option of refusal or a sell-on fee in the deal, whichever they prefer at the time of an offer from another club.
Newcastle are said to be closing on a deal worth around €34million this summer, which is a little under the player's release clause, but it's likely add-ons will see the deal reach that amount.
Real Madrid will not exercise their option to re-sign the player first, which means they fall back on their sell-on fee, which is believed to be 50%. That means Los Blancos will net around €17million from the deal.
According to Capology, Silva earned around €22.5million per year at Manchester City. It's unclear what Real Madrid will be paying him. Players typically cash in on being out of contract in the way of salary, but it's also true he is an older player at 31 years of age, and players of such age usually trade a little of their pay for a longer-term deal.
But taking speculation out of it, even if SIlva earns the same wage as he has been earning at City at the Bernabeu, the Muñoz money will cover around 75% of Silva's annual wage, minus tax deductions.
That's a big boost for Real Madrid in a summer that will likely see them strengthen their squad significantly, leading to a large financial outlay. It's also worth remembering that the initial fee that saw
Muñoz join Osasuna involved €5million upfront and up to €1million in variables, so the overal net from the forward has been significant indeed.
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