Real Madrid fans unhappy right now after team official confirm about Thibaut Courtois leaves training after suspected ACL injury and has chance absent on the first La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao. Based on kinds of injury, seems ACL need longer time for Thibaut Courtois get recovery and he needs about two until three months later. Although still window transfer not close yet, Real Madrid not official confirming for signing goal keeper and Andriy Lunin will be first choose awhile until Thibaut Courtois recovering from ACL injury.
Last season, Andriy Lunin played seven games in La Liga with Real Madrid and not doubt with his performance during Thibaut Courtois have absent for long time, hope Real Madrid can consistent and quit well performance without have Thibaut Courtois.
Something that was not expected actually happened, Madrid had to lose the most important goalkeeper who cannot be replaced by anyone. Courtois suffered an injury when Madrid needed him at the start of the season. For whatever reason, this is Madrid's biggest loss in the face of La Liga and Champions League competitions. In my opinion, Madrid will not perform well without a goalkeeper like Courtois. Andriy Lunin may be good in several matches but we cannot compare it to how the main goalkeeper is.
In last five years Barcelona finances are going from bad to worse as they are completely going down and have no fair chance until 2047 to clear their debit which is currently standing at the £1.35 Billion with this few players which Barcelona needed to be offloaded are also not want to leave club which making things more troubling even right now they are not able to register their players for the new season which is surely not ideal situation for them.
If we pay attention, Barcelona players actually refuse because it's not about salary but their loyalty to the club. Or they refuse because they know that in Barcelona the position is ideal, so it's impossible to just let go of that position. Many Barcelona players are willing to have their wages cut and are still showing their best performance. This is what a club of loyal players has in whatever condition a club is.