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| Record breaker and gold standard Ronaldo still having an effect on Madrid even despite exit |
With Cristiano Ronaldo making a sensational move to Juventus this past week the transfer rumour mill has been sent on overdrive as Real Madrid will be looking to stock up on some new signings or outright replace Ronaldo with one of the transfer targets on their list.
Ronaldo scored a record 450 goals in the colours of Los Blancos and won 16 trophies at the Bernabeu which highlights his importance for the club. Having bought the Portugal star to Spain in 2009 to keep pace with and curtail Barcelona's dominance finding a worthy replacement will be at the top of Real's priorities.
So far five names have been speculated to be the next in line to make a move to Madrid for some huge sums as a new Galacticos era beckons.
Neymar
Despite Madrid coming out and denying any interest in the Brazilian rumours still abound of him making a possible switch to Spain.
Considering the optics why wouldn't Madrid be interested in the Brazilian after all he ticks all the right boxes for a Galactico: universally popular and one of the most recognizable faces on the planet, the Brazilian would easily fit into Madrid's plans with him being highly marketable would send shirt sales through the roof.
Not to mention the once Brazilian wonder kid has what it takes to back it up on the field too and at 26 could be more than a match for an aging Lionel Messi at rivals Barcelona.
Kylian Mbappe
At just 19 Kylian Mbappe has had a whirlwind introduction onto the big stage with his first season earning him a loan move to Paris Saint-Germain, which will be made permanent this season, after helping Monaco to their first Ligue 1 title in 17 years and a Champions League semi-final.
Alongside Neymar at PSG he helped put the French giants back on top as he won a second league title.
Most recently he topped it all off with winning the world cup and emulating BrazilIan legend Pele. It's safe to say the youngster is Madrid quality especially seeing he's made a bigger introduction into the game than the sport's greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Paulo Dybala
Touted as the new Messi Paulo Dybala's future looks a bit uncertain at the moment as Ronaldo's move to Juventus could mean that he could be seeing less time on the pitch.
Right now looks to be a good time for the 24-year-old Argentine to make his move in the other direction.
Dybala scored a total of 26 goals throughout all of last season and while its not up there with Ronaldo's tally there still space for him to improve.
Eden Hazard
Since late last year the Belgian's future at Stamford Bridge has been in doubt as he's stalled on signing a new contract. Hazard has also been ambiguous about whether he'd be staying at Chelsea and has neither confirmed or denied that he was interested in moving to Madrid.
After helping Belgium to third place at the world cup and Ronaldo now at Juventus conditions look good for Hazard to move to the Bernabeu as he'll be able to play a star role under the lights of the famous stadium without the shadow of the Portuguese looming over him.
Harry Kane
World cup golden boot winner and Spurs man Harry Kane has been linked with Madrid in the past season and despite the prospect of staying in England and breaking Alan Shearer's record, Kane wouldn't deny a move to the Bernabeu isn't ideal.
Real Madrid are arguably one of the world's biggest teams and the promise of prestige and silverware as the club's main man should serve as a lure for the English forward.
As opposed to Spurs who last won a trophy back in 2008 and considering how Manchester City blew away the competition in the Premier League last season he might be tempted to switch the whites of Spurs for Madrid's.
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