3) Real Madrid
A very controversial name on this list but a club that might be daring enough to poach a derby rival’s player. Madrid along with Manchester United are one of biggest names in world football.
Signing big name players is something they invented in the modern game. The famous Galacticos project which was the brainchild of Florentino Perez is a financial stroke of genius even if the ratio of money to trophies is not what fans have come to expect.
The signing of Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo has brought them a lot of major silverware in the past few years and the project is finally starting to pay dividends in silverware terms.
Now Atletico and Real have a massive history and it would be considered treason to cross over to the dark side, but Madrid have done it before and might do it again. In fact, the very first Galactico jumped ship from Barcelona.
A decision Catalan fans went berzerk about, and never thought possible. Now Greizmann doesn’t seem like the kind of guy to commit such a heinous ’crime’ but these days with the money that’s flashed at players anything looks likely to happen.
It won’t be surprising to see him in the white of Madrid soon enough, once Simeone is no longer there to hold the fort.
