#5 Change in transfer policy
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Long gone are the days when the Blancos splashed the cash for every kid on the block. After a record window in 2009, Perez once again smashed the record in 2013 with the signing of Gareth Bale at the expense of Mesut Ozil.
The following year, the club’s most tactically important player, Angel di Maria, was sold off to make a place for the star of the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez. After that, however, things have been quiet in the capital.
According to some internal club members, Perez has realised that wielding the cheque book isn’t really an elegant solution to problems. Indeed, the club’s most important players of last season were the usually the ones signed for a lesser price.
And so, there has been shift in transfer policy as talented players are being signed at a very young age so that spending big could be avoided once they become stars. Jesus Vallejo, Marco Asensio, Isco and Theo Hernandez are all proofs of that.
Also, the influence of Zinedine Zidane also works here as the president always lends a ear to what his once-Galactico signing has to say. This is a club that sold its most crucial players right after winning the Champions League in 2002 and 2014, but if the recent quotes by the construction magnate say anything, it is that he has learned.
And only fools would repeat the same mistake thrice.
