When he was signed for Real Madrid from Chelsea in the summer of 2019, Eden Hazard declared that he wasn't a 'Galactico'.
“I'm not a 'Galactico', not yet, [but] I hope to be one day,” the Belgian stated. “Here I start from scratch. I don't consider myself a 'Galactico', but a very good player."
However, the playmaker's €100 million (£88.5m/$112m) price tag and status tells a different story. Madrid sign Galacticos and Hazard joins a long list of superstars who fall into that category.
But what exactly is a Galactico? Goal takes a look at the origin of the term as well as the signings who became poster boys of the transfer policy.