Hazard and Bale are the X Factor

Eden Hazard Y Gareth Bale they are the “signings” of Real Madrid in attack for next season. In the white club they trust that, if the arrival of Mbappe, these two players can step forward and be important in Carlo Ancelotti's new project. Together with Benzema, they are the best alternatives for the Italian coach in the offensive phase. But they generate too many doubts …

These two players, even with a contract in force, have the highest salaries of the entire Madrid squad: each one receives 15 million euros net per season. That is, a total of 60 million euros of wage bill that represents the 13.4% of the total. The salary mass of Real Madrid, with which the 800 workers of the club are paid, is 448 million euros. A very important portion of the budget, more so now that revenues have been reduced by 25% due to the coronavirus crisis.

Bale and Hazard's numbers

In this way, if the arrival of the French star does not take place, Carlo Ancelotti hopes to form a trident formed by Hazard, Benzema and Bale. A trident that a few years ago would be valued as one of the best in the world. This last season the Welsh player has completed a good campaign in his 34 games played with him. Tottenham Hotspur. You have scored a total of 16 goals that have made him one of the players with the best percentage of goals per game in the Premier League: 0.75 goals per game.

The Belgian player, on the other hand, has only played 21 games in a season marked by injuries and in which he has achieved a figure of four goals and two assists. After Madrid's bet in 2019, spending a fixed 100 million euros on a footballer who had only one year left on his contract, injuries have not allowed him to develop and Madrid is confident that this third season will be his consecration at last of white.