8 Galactico signings Real Madrid can target after missing out on Mbappe

No football club in history is more associated with making big-name glitzy signings than Real Madrid. So you can be pretty sure they’ll respond with something big after being snubbed by Kylian Mbappe.

The La Liga giants have not exactly been subtle in their pursuit of Mbappe. But their summer plans are now in tatters after the PSG star opted instead to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, signing a new three-year deal at the Parc des Princes.

Mbappe would have followed in a long line of world-famous names to join Los Blancos with Florentino Perez as president – the likes of Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard have all made high-profile moves to the Bernabeu.

So if not Mbappe – nor Haaland, who has been snapped up by Manchester City – who will be Perez’s next Galactico at Madrid?

Here are eight star names who could potentially make a shock move this summer.

The Egyptian’s ongoing contract situation at Liverpool appeared to be headed towards him staying put at Anfield for the simple fact that there were no suitors out there.

Indeed, Liverpool’s entire sporting strategy seemed to be based on planning to freshen the squad up by receiving a big-money fee for one of their star assets and reinvesting that into the next Salah – who they might well already have in the form of Luis Diaz.

The financial impact of the pandemic appeared to close that door. Until now? Without Mbappe, Madrid will surely consider the 29-year-old, who is approaching the final year of his Liverpool contract.

Not only has he been one of the best and most prolific footballers on the planet in recent years, but he’s also one of the most marketable athletes around. A proper modern-day Galactico.

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