I'm not saying Ozil's career is over, even though I have a good feeling it is in the short term. I'm just saying his development has been significantly hindered. This transfer has Perez's fat fingers written all over it. I highly doubt Mourinho wanted him as badly as the media is saying he did. Perez probably pushed the transfer forward so he can sell shirts because everyone wants a World Cup star's shirt. ****, it's obvious no other player besides Casillas, Alonso and Ramos were anything close to decent this world cup.
Kaka - sent off in group stage
Ronaldo - out of form
Benzema - not even on the plane
Higuain - hat trick but then smothered by Deutchland
Diarra - not even on the plane
Di Maria - very quiet; still lacks footballing brain
van der Vaart - quiet backup to Robben
Khedira to Madrid was a good buy since Mourinho parks the bus 95% of the time and he would be starting with Alonso at the back just fine. Both complement each other and Diarra can provide support if needed. M. Diarra is probably certainly on his way out back to Ligue 1 anyways.
But another attacking midfielder is completely ridiculous. Ozil will start for about a month here and there against dismal La Liga teams then immediately hit the bench to make way for Kaka coming back. There's NO way Perez will let £56 million Kaka sit on the bench (even though Mourinho would probably not care).
Real Madrid is a graveyard for young talent. It's completely wasted. Madrid have become nothing more than a moronic club masked by a rich history. People argue "everyone wants to play for Madrid," but my question is, what has Madrid won in the last 10 years? 3 La Liga titles, no Copa Del Rey, and they haven't won the CL since 2002. I'm not anywhere close to a Barca fan either yet it's clear to me they hold all the keys to success in Spain.
Madrid's nothing but a buying club and, as much as I think the type of money they throw around is absurd, if that's their policy, they need to stick with buying world class players who are already developed and at the peak of their footballing careers. Not promising youth who will sit behind marquee signings. Let the real clubs sign those players and work with them week in and week out and develop them so maybe, 6-7 years later, you can choose to overpay tens of millions on them.
I will enjoy another player sale from Madrid in the coming days and it will also be fun to watch those players have more success the following year than if they had stayed in Spain. If I had to put money on it - Canales out on loan, Gago sold for peanuts, van der Vaart sold and M. Diarra out.
...bad move i think