What, Arsenal, a Real Madrid player with you too? We know how you feel! Manchester United have tried to sign Real Madrid players in the past.
Sergio Ramos (twice, if my knowledge serves me correctly), and this summer they've struggled to sign Frenchman Aurelien Tchouameni, who seemed to be one stage surplus to requirements.
With new boss Jose Mourinho making it clear that the former Monaco man isn't for sale, talks of the French World Cup star have been stopped in their tracks. Man United, as a club, seemed to be getting embarrassed by Real players so much in that regard that it became a joke in the football world.
Get your agent to drum up the feelings of discontent, the fact that you don't want to agree a new deal, and sure enough Manchester United will try and move in, with a better contract offer.
In the case of Ramos and Tchouameni, both agreed new deals; Manchester United, in dating terms, felt like they had been played, big time. I am going to use this analogy; it's a case of a Prom date.
Man United took out their date, Aurelien, and the other time Sergio out on a date; both agreed to the date with United out of spite to Real Madrid and to get Los Blancos jealous, which in both cases worked out a treat.
When the date was supposed to start, Sergio and Aurelien were always looking through Man United, hoping that their actual date would come and show up; sure enough, Real Madrid would come into the prom hall, in dramatic fashion and say, "I can let you do this".
Arsenal, the reigning Premier League champions, had been reportedly eyeing a move to sign Real's Brazilian winger Vini Jr, who at the time had one year left on his old deal. This led to rumours (ones which they created, no doubt haha), that he was willing to join the club.
With yesterday's news, those talks and hopes of Vinicius Jr leaving have been truly put to bed. Yesterday, La Liga giants Real Madrid and their star forward, Brazilian Vini Jr, agreed terms for a new six-year deal.
This came on the back of rumours that Premier League champions want to sign the Brazilian to help solve their left-sided problem. O Arsenal, do you feel played like Man United have?
United fans feel for you, for a minute or two. The thing is though, Gunners, United signed Casemiro and Varane from Real Madrid, so they do sometimes be successful in signing players from the 15-time Champions League winners.
The 20-time Premier League champions, United, did have one instance where Real Madrid were left frustrated in their attempts to sign a player, David de Gea. Arsenal fans, when you can blow off Real Madrid like that, then you can sit at 'football's adult table'.
