5 potential after-effects of a bad Real Madrid season

#5 We could see a Galactico move in the summer

Making Dele Alli the next Galactico could rejuvenate Madrid if they flop this season

Traditionally, Madrid’s answer to any issues has simply been to throw money at the problem – go out and buy the best players in the world to show the other clubs exactly who the biggest bully in the playground is. The biggest moves – the signings of Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham in the early 00’s, and then the captures of Kaka and Ronaldo in the late 00’s – came under president Florentino Perez, and unsurprisingly the club remains under his rule.

While the big money moves these days seem to be being made from the ultra-rich Premier League clubs – as well as Arab oil-rich Paris St. Germain – all it would take would be a swift move from Perez, and the power in terms of transfer spend could easily switch back to the Bernabeu. If they were to clear out some big names like Bale and Benzema, then the justification for a big-money move would become even easier.

With a season of failure behind them, who would bet against Real making an insane move for one of Europe’s top players – or top prospects – in the summer? Only a fool, basically. Names like Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Paulo Dybala and Eden Hazard have already been linked with Los Blancos, but who’s to say they couldn’t make an outrageous move for someone like Paul Pogba or Kylian Mbappe?

Granted those players are both at huge clubs who would be reluctant to sell – but the same could’ve been said years ago for Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo. With Real Madrid, nothing is impossible.