Club World Cup triggers a new transfer mode: Arnold and Real Madrid s 10 million "early arrival fee"

Recently, the Club World Cup has really stole the spotlight. There are news about the sky-high prizes. The championship is worth billions and the runner-up is worth billions, which makes people feel itchy. Isn’t this just to make everyone work hard and lose a lot if they don’t play seriously?

But then again, how much does these seemingly attractive big cakes have to do with us ordinary people watching football? I always think that the players play football, but the club has the final say for the bonus. No matter how high the prize is, if it is not in the hands of the player, it will be useless. Just like you worked hard to earn a house for your boss to work overtime for free, and the boss gave you a certificate of best employee. Would you seriously go to work overtime? The first place in the league is the cup entertainment, and the cup is still determined by the fighting spirit.

But a recent news has given me a new thoughts on the new business of the Club World Cup. The protagonists are Arnold and Real Madrid.

As far as I know, in order to allow Trent Alexander Arnold to join in advance in June this year, Real Madrid is willing to pay Liverpool 10 million euros. You should know that Arnold's original contract expired on June 30 this year and is a player who can transfer freely. Liverpool originally thought he would lose both his money, but this unexpected fortune might save him the last part of his high salary, which is really a pie from the sky.

But why did Real Madrid do this? It's for the Club World Cup.

If Arnold waits until July to officially join, he will miss three games in the Club World Cup group stage. This may not be so fatal at the competitive level, but it will have a great impact on the secular needs of the New Club Cup. FIFA is promoting this event, and the club also wants to use it to increase exposure and business appeal. Arnold's debut on behalf of Real Madrid when the Club World Cup starts will undoubtedly increase his own value and business appeal. Moreover, everyone also wants to see how Real Madrid, coached by new coach Xavi Alonso, performs in the Club World Cup.

Arnold has also become one of the first players to benefit from the special transfer window of the Club World Cup specially approved by FIFA. This window allows participating clubs to strengthen their roster in early June. Considering Real Madrid's current personnel situation and head coach Ancelotti often let Valverde play the right before, Real Madrid chose to seize the opportunity and introduce a top player in advance. For 26-year-old Arnold, in order to join Real Madrid, he chose to leave the only team he has played for so far. Although Anfield fans may have some complaints about him, this is professional football.

So the question is, can this short month's advance amount really be worth 10 million euros? Judging from Real Madrid's wealthy account book, they obviously think it's worth it. Although judging from the common sense of player value, this money is indeed a bit beyond the norm, after all, a top player like Messi has a monthly salary of only about 12 million euros. But Florentino Perez and his team clearly see through the only real purpose of the New Club World Cup: that is, cash out. What they bet was that by midsummer, the 10 million euros had already brought far more returns than investment through commercial value and event performance.

It seems that this transfer is not only a player flow, but also a big bet around the commercial value of the Club World Cup.