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Frenchman Kylian Mbappe has become the 12th star in the constellation of stars signed by President Florentino Perez, the architect of Real Madrid’s deals, 24 years ago.
Over the years, Perez (77 years old) succeeded in concluding resounding deals in the transfer market, starting in 2000 with the Portuguese Luis Figo and ending with the French and international football icon Mbappe.
Portuguese Luis Figo: 60 million euros
On July 24, 2000, Florentino Perez, accompanied by Alfredo Di Stefano, the Barcelona star, presented the Portuguese Luis Figo in a historic signing that served as an introduction to the project of the future president of the White Club.
Figo joined the Royal Club for 60 million in a deal that caused a sensation in Spain at the time.
Frenchman Zinedine Zidane: (73.5 million euros)
On July 9, 2001, Florentino Pérez fulfilled one of his dreams, presenting the best player in the world and one of the best players in history, the Frenchman Zinedine Zidane, as a new player in Real Madrid.
Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario (45 million euros)
One hour before the close of the transfer market in the summer of 2002, the Whites strengthened their ranks with Brazilian striker Ronaldo Nazario to join the Galacticos team alongside Figo and Zidane.
Englishman David Beckham (35 million euros)
Although Manchester United reached an agreement with Barcelona, Beckham preferred to carry the Real Madrid shirt on June 17, 2003, because he was convinced of Florentino Perez’s project to transform the club into the dream team.
Englishman Michael Owen (12 million euros)
In 2004, Real Madrid signed Liverpool star and Ballon d’Or winner Owen for 12 million euros. Unfortunately, the English striker did not perform well, due to his failure to adapt to life in Madrid despite the presence of his colleague Beckham.
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (96 million euros)
Perez returned to the presidency of Real Madrid in April 2009 and was fully prepared to restore the team of big stars by contracting with the best in the market, and the Portuguese Ronaldo was at the top of the list, and on June 11, 2009, Perez executed the purchase for 94 million. euro.
Brazilian Kaka (65 million euros)
Kaka, the Italian star of Milan, was the big bet for the Real Madrid president, who succeeded in closing the deal on June 8, 2009, for 65 million euros. The Ballon d’Or winner did not have much success due to repeated injuries.
Frenchman Karim Benzema (35 million euros)
Real Madrid signed Benzema, the French Lyon striker, in July 2009, and his best years came after Ronaldo left, becoming the team’s captain and the Pichichi. Benzema won the Ballon d’Or, in addition to winning 5 Champions League titles.
Welshman Gareth Bale (101 million euros)
The Bale deal was among the deals that cost the Real Madrid president the most, as he paid more than 100 million euros to sign him from English club Tottenham, making the Welshman at that time the most expensive deal in the history of football.
Gareth won 4 Champions League titles with Real Madrid.
Belgian Eden Hazard (115 million euros)
The Belgian footballer arrived in Madrid on June 9, 2019 after being a crucial player for Chelsea. He has dazzled the world for many years, and was also chosen as one of the best players in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Perez paid more than €100 million to bring the star to the Bernabéu.
Englishman Jude Bellingham (103 million euros)
Real Madrid knew that Bellingham (19 years old) was not only a promising player but a future star, so it paid German club Borussia Dortmund 103 million euros.
The Englishman lived up to expectations in his first season and won the Champions League, Spanish League and Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid.
