The soccer debate in Spain is heating up again. This time, it's not because of a signing or a controversial play in the VAR.
It was a reflection full of irony and truth that made the thermometer of the most sociological Madridism explode. The protagonist is none other than Jota Jordi.
The Barça panelist from El Chiringuito posted on X one of those statements that hurt. At the same time, they make you think. "Carreras isn't registered? So what?"
It was his way of exposing the double standard that prevails in Spanish soccer. People talk about Real Madrid one way and about FC Barcelona another way.
A statement that throws many off
What went unnoticed for some was, for others, a direct blow to the heart of the dominant narrative. Jota Jordi went further.
He denounces, without hesitation, how the media environment carefully protects everything that happens in Valdebebas. Meanwhile, it turns any move at Camp Nou into a scandal.
Barça has registration problems. Real Madrid does too. The difference is that people only talk about one of them.
Carreras isn't registered, yes. Neither are Alexander-Arnold or several youth players. Nobody says anything.
Nobody leaves... and nothing happens
The panelist highlighted another aspect that usually goes unnoticed: the overbooking in the white squad. "Who left Madrid this summer?"
There are no real departures of players with active contracts that would ease Financial Fair Play.
Yet, nobody questions how all the signings fit in. Lunin doesn't leave, Rodrygo doesn't leave, Alaba doesn't leave. Nor Mendy, Camavinga, Brahim, or Endrick...
They earn a lot and don't want to leave Real Madrid, where life is very comfortable, even if they don't play.
Barça sells, adjusts, negotiates, and still gets criticized. Madrid keeps everyone, signs Trent Alexander-Arnold, Huijsen, Mastantuono, and Carreras, and the press stays silent. Why doesn't anyone talk about that?
Florentino and the media shield
Jota Jordi's reflection points directly at Florentino Pérez. A president who has built a protective shield around himself that covers everything up. From the box to the studios, including front pages that omit what bothers.
When something happens at Barça, there are 24 hours of talk shows. When it happens at Madrid, it's minimized or simply ignored.
Carreras isn't registered. So what? Well, it should matter. Nobody cares and it's not in anyone's script.
Barça, always in the spotlight
Meanwhile, Barça fights to regain normality, to balance the books, and to register players without mistakes, Madrid sails without obstacles. Even though it has the same problems. Or even more.
That's the key. Jota Jordi has hit the mark again. What bothers people isn't what he says, but that he says it clearly, and with reason.