The money, the numbers have completely lost all meaning at this point. It should be repulsive. Vulgar. Moral beyond the pale. Even if you discount the ethical questions that come with the provenance of the money, the idea of Al Hilal actually paying €1 billion (£861m; $1.1bn) for Kylian Mbappe to play for them for … Read more
The stars of Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal and Leeds United are among the most valued teenagers in the world of football. England international Jude Bellingham, who recently completed a €103 million move to Real Madrid, was once the most valuable teenager in football – but he has just turned 20. That leaves Barcelona academy graduate … Read more
The summer has only just begun, but Real Madrid have already done a lot of business. There have been several departures: Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Mariano Diaz and Eden Hazard. Meanwhile, Nacho, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Dani Ceballos will all stay after agreeing contract extensions. In terms of new faces, Brahim Diaz is back … Read more
After finishing the season with three titles – the European Super Cup, Club World Cup and Copa del Rey – Real Madrid have already embarked on a summer of change. Senior figures at the club have concluded that they need to speed up the famous “transition” that manager Carlo Ancelotti has referred to on many … Read more