3 cheaper options Real Madrid can target instead of Eden Hazard

#2 Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane recently inherited the number 10 shirt at Liverpool

As much as Mohamed Salah grabbed the headlines last season, Senegalese wideman Sadio Mane too got a share of the limelight for his explosive pace and his invaluable contribution in the club's road to the Champions League final last season.

Real Madrid do not need any special introduction of how devastating Mane can be; the Liverpool man scored the equalizer in the UCL final and continuously caused problems on the left with his lightning speed. Just imagine if Madrid snap him up from Liverpool, a Bale-Mane partnership on the flanks could still keep the club has major contenders for every title they contest for.

Zinedine Zidane was reportedly confident of singing Sadio Mane before his departure, but the interest has cooled since then. However, it will be profitable should Julen Lopetegui opt for the winger who has been valued at €70 million.

Although it's imprudent to think that Liverpool let their man go for anything less than €100 million, the 26-year-old will come at a price far cheaper than Eden Hazard. It remains to be seen if Los Blancos will consider him as the man fit to fill CR7's boots at the capital.