Five biggest winners from Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Juventus

#4 Neymar/Mbappe/Hazard

Kylian Mbappe

It is every young player's dream to play for Real Madrid, with all the club's legendary players and esteemed place in European history creating a special appeal to wearing the all-white jersey of Real Madrid.

Not many players get to fulfill their childhood dreams for a number of reasons, but when an opportunity to play for Real Madrid comes calling, very few players turn it down. Ronaldo himself had his chance in 2009 and he grabbed it, going to cement his status as possibly the greatest player in Real Madrid's history.

Each of Neymar, Hazard and Mbappe have all been linked with Madrid at one point or the other and Hazard even publicly declared his admiration for the club, but with Ronaldo around, there was always going to be space for only one player on the left wing of Madrid's attack, and that player was Ronaldo.

With the Portuguese departed now, however, the coast is clear for one of these players to replace him. That player on virtue of his age and World Cup performance is looking increasingly likely to be Mbappe, after Real Madrid moved to distance themselves from a Neymar approach and Hazard's age might count against him.

Whoever gets the chance to inherit Madrid's number 7 from Ronaldo would no doubt have achieved a childhood fantasy and will be one of the players Madrid fans look up to in leading them forward into the new era.