There was a time when a move to Real Madrid by an English player seemed positively exotic but its become almsot routine since Steve McManaman blazed the trail for Beckham, Owen and Woodgate.

• 有一段时间英格兰球员转会皇马似乎被视为另类的选择，麦克马纳曼、贝克汉姆、欧文和伍德盖特无一例外。