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Apr 26, 2021 · Perez's Galactico policy had taken Real Madrid from the verge of bankruptcy and turned the club into a global brand.
Although the term was popularized in the 2000s, the origins of the Galáctico policy date as far back as the 1950s and 1960s, when the policy was first founded by club-president Santiago Bernabéu.
The three-part series traces Real Madrid’s time under Perez, from his Presidential win and controversial transfer of Luis Figo from bitter rivals Barcelona in July 2000, to the resignation of his first term as Real Madrid President in February 2006 following the fallout from his ‘Galáctico’ vision. Rodolfo Martínez.
Jan 11, 2024 · The Galactico policy initiated by Florentino Perez may not have delivered results on the pitch but off the pitch it revolutionized Madrid. Learning from his mistakes, Perez had a much more successful second Galactico era in terms of sporting success signing players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez ...
- Real Madrid's Two Distinct Galactico Eras Under Perez
- David Beckham | €35m, Manchester United
- Luis Figo | €62M, Barcelona
- Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur, €100m
- Ronaldo Nazario | €46M, Internazionale
- Toni Kroos | €24M, Bayern Munich
- Luka Modric | €32m, Tottenham Hotspur
- Karim Benzema | €35m, Olympique Lyon
- Sergio Ramos | €27M, Sevilla
- Zinedine Zidane | €77.5M, Juventus
The first era between 2000 and 2006 perhaps didn't bring as much success on the pitch as Perez would have hoped for, as they won two league titles and a UEFA Champions League, among other honours. Perez's second Galactico era, which kickstarted in 2009, saw them create a side that enjoyed immense success as they won LaLiga Santander thrice, Copa de...
Kicking off the list is English superstar David Beckham, who moved to the Santiago Bernabeu for a massive €35m in 2003. The former England captain played a pivotal role in Manchester United's success on both domestic and continental fronts, helping them win their first European treble. While he might not have possessed the level of gifted technical...
In many ways, Luis Figo's controversial purchase from arch-rivals Barcelona is regarded as the transfer that kickstarted the first Galacticos era at Real Madrid. The Portuguese superstar was one of the best players in world football at the time, but matters got ugly after newly-appointed Blancos chief Perez triggered his release cause of €62m at th...
Real Madrid made Gareth Balethe most expensive player in world football when they smashed the transfer record previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013. The Welshman was arguably the most in-demand forward in Europe after a stunning few campaigns in North London, when Real Madrid beat Manchester United to the Welsh superstar's signature. Purely ...
Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario was part of the first few high-profile Galacticos signed by Florentino Perez. After just one season at the Nou Camp, Ronaldo joined Internazionale, where he played for five years, scoring 59 goals and setting up a further 12 in 99 appearances. Perez set his sights on the Brazilian after his World Cup heroics, and ma...
Four days after Germany's triumphant FIFA World Cup campaign in 2014, Real Madrid announced the signing of Die Mannschaft's metronome Toni Kroos. The German playmaker won everything possible on the domestic front with Bayern Munich before becoming one of the last big-name players to have been purchased in Perez's second Galacticos era. Kroos went o...
Much like Kroos, Luka Modric turned out to be one of Perez's most influential midfield signings during his time at the club. The Croat took a while to settle into life at Real Madrid and was famously branded by Spanish outlet MARCA as the worst signing made by Real Madrid in 2012. However, once he settled into the Spanish capital, Modric became a p...
Karim Benzema arrived as a talented forward in his early 20s from Olympique Lyon, and went on to build a legacy for himself at the biggest club in European football. After taking some time to adapt to a club as massive as Real Madrid, Benzema became a mainstay in Los Blancos' front line. The Frenchman's areas of expertise include brilliant off-the-...
In the summer of 2005, Perez sanctioned a whopping €27m for Los Blancos to sign one of the most sought-after properties in Spanish football, Sergio Ramos. The then-19-year-old became the most expensive Spanish defender in history and inherited the number four shirt, one that he dons to this very day with pride. Nearly 16 years since his move, Ramos...
Few players in Real Madrid's illustrious history embody the Galacticos policy better than French legend Zinedine Zidane. After a successful spell with Juventus and his heroics with Les Bleus, the 1998 Ballon d'Or winner was brought to the Bernabeu as Perez's second high-profile signing after Luis Figo the year before, he went on to make a monumenta...
Mar 3, 2021 · It fell apart (of course it did) but for six years, from 2000 to 2006, it was hard to beat the Bernabeu for transfers, trophies and tantrums. Here are 10 of the key moments from that star-studded...
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Jul 24, 2017 · Madrid’s policy was defined as “Zidanes and Pavones”: Perez aspired to a team made up of the world’s best players, the Zidanes, and youth teamers like Paco Pavón.
