Galactico

But United would have the funds to put pressure on their European rivals and, if Sheikh Jassim’s takeover bid wins out, a Galactico era could soon be upon the club.

Speculation regarding the teenager’s future has been rife for the best part of two years, but despite strong interest from the likes of and Man City over this time, the lure to become the latest Galactico at the Bernabeu has won out.

While, on paper, Newcastle have riches to rival any club in the world, they have not yet signed the sort of galactico players the fans might have been dreaming about.

And it took just 10 minutes for the Galactico stand-ins to take the lead and kill off the tie when Lucas Vazquez headed home before on 10 minutes.

Bringing in another forward shouldn’t be completely ruled out but from the outset it appears Perez’s business is as good as done, and gone are the Galactico days.