Talk is growing about Unai Emery as a potential candidate to take over at Real Madrid before next summer, amid speculation about his radical plans to restructure the team. According to sources close to the club, the Spanish coach has set a shocking condition for accepting the job: allowing Vinicius Junior to be sold in order to completely revamp the attack.
Emery’s plan is based on building the attack around Kylian Mbappé, with the latter moving to his natural left-wing position and utilizing a new false nine to provide depth and a multi-dimensional attacking option. The coach believes that Vinicius Junior’s continued presence in the team hinders the implementation of his strategy and that selling him would fund a new signing: Morgan Rodgers from Aston Villa, who is capable of playing as a false nine, inside winger, or attacking midfielder. Emery believes Rodgers would be the ideal addition, allowing Kylian Mbappé to dominate the left wing without sacrificing the team’s attacking prowess.
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Emery’s bold plan includes selling Vinicius Junior, using Kylian Mbappé as a leader on the left wing, and bringing in Morgan Rodgers to take on the hybrid attacking role. It is a risky idea that could completely change the course of Real Madrid and force the club to make a difficult decision that will determine the future of the attack next season, given the coach’s desire to implement a new attacking project that is completely different from the past.
