REVEALED: Real Madrid's Galactico shortlist

Stuart Telford

• 25 Jun 2023 09:40 CDT
• 3 min read

Real Madrid have already made the summer's biggest transfer with Jude Bellingham's arrival from Borussia Dortmund, but they aren't finished there according to reports in Spain.

Real have agreed to pay Dortmund €103 million up front for England midfielder Bellingham, in a transfer that could total €133.9m depending on add-ons.

The Madrid giants have broken the transfer record four times since the turn of the century - with Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale - and although Florentino Perez says the Galactico era is over, some of the game's brightest stars remain on his radar.

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According to Marca, Real's transfer intentions over the next year are clear.

Mbappe, Davies and Guler

"Los Blancos have already signed a few players but they are still monitoring [Kylian] Mbappe's situation," they write.

"Meanwhile, [Alphonso] Davies is a target for next summer, as his contract with Bayern Munich runs until 2025. As for youngster Arda Guler, he represents a unique market opportunity, as his release clause is set at just €18 million."

Mbappe's acquisition would be the most pressing one from a tactical point of view, with Ballon d'Or winner Kari Benzema leaving for Al-Ittihad and a €100m a year contract in Saudi Arabia, but club and player have good reason to wait until next summer.

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Mbappe will be available on a free by then, and the forward stands to gain up to €275m by fulfilling his existing deal in Paris before arriving in Madrid under freedom of contract.

Mbape is the highest valued player in world football per FootballTransfers' in-house algorithm at €136m, while Davies is rated at €62.2m and considered one of the brightest prospects at left-back in the game.

Guler is an 18-year-old attacking midfielder for Fenerbahce and Turkey, and with a current ETV of €16.8m Real would be getting him at a reasonable price if they moved for him soon.