Zinedine Zidane back at Real Madrid - who will join him at the Bernabeu?

Zinedine Zidane is back at Real Madrid and looking at players linked with a summer move to the club, who do you think will join him during the summer?

The £300m overhaul

Zidane has been promised a £300m summer overhaul by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, according to the Independent. After convincing the Frenchman to return to the Bernabeu, Perez has come to terms with the fact a major squad transformation is needed after they were knocked out of the Copa del Rey, Champions League and (effectively) the Liga title race in the space of a week.

That word ‘Galactico’ has inevitably resurfaced, with the arrival of James Rodriguez in 2014 the last time Real made a marquee signing.

Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Christian Eriksen and Eden Hazard are the four names mentioned in the Independent’s report. Hazard has recently been linked with a £100m move to Real, though Mbappe or Neymar are likely to cost the club a world-record fee.

According to the Sun, news of Zidane’s return is Chelsea’s ‘worst nightmare’ in their attempts to hold onto Hazard.

The Belgian has long flirted with a move to the Spanish club, and the prospect of playing under Zidane has many believing the 28-year-old will finally make his move away from Stamford Bridge – however likely it seemed anyway. 

*** There is little doubt Perez will have offered Zidane the proverbial ‘blank cheque’ to spend on players this summer, and rumours will swirl for the next three months as to what £300m will get you. One-and-a-half Galacticos? One mega Galactico? Hazard and ______?

If Real go big this summer, it could spark one mighty merry-go-round.