Just under £60m for Kaka and now possibly a further £80m for Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid have pulled no punches in the transfer market this summer.
But are the enormous sums they are willing to spend good for the game?
The assembly of another squad of 'Galaticos' would certainly be easy on the eye for those lucky enough to watch them, and few would disagree such a team is an tremendously exciting proposition.
But what effects would that kind of expenditure have on the game itself?
Would it serve only to widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots?
How are other teams expected to keep up with the likes of Real? Especially in the current economic climate, where many lower league clubs are struggling to even survive, let alone compete in the transfer market.
Would smashing the world transfer record be yet another step towards killing off the game? Or does it merely represent the next inevitable step in the progression of the game?
Just under £60m for Kaka and now possibly a further £80m for Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid have pulled no punches in the transfer market this summer.
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