5 potential after-effects of a bad Real Madrid season

#4 Real could clear out some big names

Big name players like Gareth Bale could be sold if Real fail this season

Whenever a big club suffers a season of failure, the finger of blame inevitably ends up being pointed at someone. And while the buck tends to stop with the manager, a lot of times players end up being culled too – either to make way for new ones signed by the new boss, or simply because they’re deemed as being part of the failure. We’ve already discussed Ronaldo, but who else could be on the chopping block?

Well, Gareth Bale for starters. The Welshman has already come under a lot of criticism from the Spanish media and Madrid fans alike, and while he’s had some fantastic displays in the Bernabeu he hasn’t quite lived up to the hype he once had as Ronaldo’s long-term replacement. And he’d still fetch a monstrous transfer fee if Real did choose to sell him, particularly if a potential suitor came in from the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Madrid have such an embarrassment of riches that it’d be easy to sell a handful of big players without truly weakening the team, while also making plenty of money in order to bring new blood in.

The likes of Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Raphael Varane may all end up reaching the end of the road at the Bernabeu should the side fail to live up to expectations this season. A clear-out at Madrid could well be what the side needs to freshen itself up in order to look to climb back to the top of the mountain in 2018/19. Basically, at a club the size of Real, nobody is truly safe.