In the year 2000, new Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, who had previously made a fortune in the construction industry was able to organise with the Spanish government to reclassify the land upon which Real Madrid’s training complex was located into a commercial property zone. He was able to sell the land for a monster sum of €480 million, which allowed the club to clear its debts and fund the transfers of Galatico superstars such as Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane.