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The Galacticos was the term that was given to the Real Madrid squad during the early years of Florentino Perez’s tenure as manager. The objective of Florentino Perez was to attract the most famous players in the world so that they could play in the Santiago Bernabeu.
Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Crisitano Ronaldo, Kaka, Raul, Sergio Ramos, Roberto Carlos, and a great number of other players formerly competed against one another in an effort to achieve dominance in the sport. This was accomplished under the guidance of a number of international coaches.
All-time greats such as Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Marcelo, Ramos, and Raphael Varane were a part of Real Madrid’s roster even throughout their legendary run from 2013 to 2018, during which they won four out of five Champions League titles.
By attempting to put together yet another group of football players who are considered to be megastars, it would seem that Perez is prepared to emulate the achievements of earlier teams, at least on paper. At the outset, Kylian Mbappe will serve as the focal point of this endeavor.
According to a report from Cadena Ser, Perez is now interested in signing both Erling Haaland and Mbappe as part of the same Real Madrid club. This comes after Perez has been after the Frenchman for the last half a decade.
If the claims coming from Spain and France are to be accepted, the deal for Mbappe is moving along quite nicely. Additionally, the Madrid board of directors and the players in the locker room are quite optimistic about ultimately completing the transaction.
Once it is complete, it is likely that they will transfer their attention to Haaland. The Norwegian player is also ready to sign, but he wants to wait until the summer to see what happens with the Mbappe situation, according to sources from Spain. Manchester City is reportedly prepared to grant him a contract extension, and the Norwegian player is looking forward to signing.
His salary is a source of anxiety for him, as is the possibility that Madrid will be able to pay both his wages and those of Mbappe, who is expected to want about €50 million for a whole year.
Due to the fact that the concept of acquiring Haaland after just two seasons in the Premier League seems to be rather implausible, it is totally feasible that Madrid will wait until the next season to make any kind of move for the player who won the Golden Boot this year.
