✍ | Real Madrid has pulled off a masterpiece with David Alaba.

€40M spent across 4 years on a Champions League player who is physically & technically excellent at just 28 years of age — arguably his peak in both ends.

[THREAD] 📊 | David Alaba minutes over the last 3 seasons:

2020/2021 — 1002 ⏱
2019/2020 — 2498 ⏱
2018/2019 — 2530 ⏱

Real Madrid is signing an experienced footballer for free who has just entered the peak years & his game is taking a leap.

✍ | Marcelo & Real Madrid in 2021:

• Let's dissect the situation of the best left-back this generation has seen now in 2021 — and where issue lays:

[THREAD] 📊 | Marcelo minutes throughout last 5 seasons:

• Gradually seeing his minutes decreased
• Halfway through this season and he's played almost half of Mendy.

✍ | Real Madrid transfer policy & what can we expect for summer of 2021:

• Explaining the situation and what fans should expect:

[THREAD] ✍ | Financial state:

Real Madrid approved a deficit of 68 millions for 2020/2021, this measure represents around €42M of savings and there are €26M left for the club not to record any losses – per @jfelixdiaz article breaking down the situation.

✍ | Something personal about 2020:

I just like most have had the roughest year of my life, from physical struggles to the mental toll the situation created took – having to deal with a lot of things going on. I've had cancer scare throughout the year, had multiple tests done on me to find out what my physical problems were – thankfully didn't turn out that way & one of main reasons of my struggles were lack of exercise & physical work — Don't NEGLECT your body.