Recently, the "White Vultures" let 23-year-old striker Mariano Diaz go to Lyon. Diaz has signed a 4-year contract with Lyon. However, like the summer of 2016, when Real Madrid brought Alvaro Morata back from Juventus, it would be like a occasional breeze while many teams were shopping noisy.
Bringing Borja Mayoral back after a year at Wolfsburg on loan was Real Madrid's way of finding a replacement for Mariano. Most of the movement in their squad before the 2017-2019 season will revolve around young players.
Coach Zinedine Zidane has shown that he is more willing to intervene more deeply in the internal affairs of the department than his predecessors. He loaned promising player Martin Odegaard to Heerenveen after the midfielder failed to win his sympathy. Even his son, Enzo Zidane, cannot escape this treatment when he officially joined Alaves under a 3-year contract recently.
The "captain" of Real Madrid has his own direction in the transfer market. Surprisingly, he has preserved the team's budget carefully. That is probably a good way in the current general context.
Many teams in Europe are in need of squad renovations. Therefore, many clubs that own potential stars have to make sky-high demands to keep their players. The fact that RB Leipzig demanded 70 million pounds if any club wanted to own Nabi Keita was the clearest demonstration.
Real Madrid do not need such squad screenings. No position in this team needs urgent additions. The reigning UEFA Champions League champions have even praised Alvaro Morata when Man United want to buy him.
If there is a real chance to convince Monaco to sell Kylian Mbappe, President Florentino Perez will likely participate in this auction. However, he will only participate when coach Zidane needs him. The French coach needs to keep his players this summer rather than buy new ones.
Coach Zidane has stressed to the players about their importance in the past season. It helps the substitutes continue to shine regularly when on the field. However, if players like Morata and James Rodriguez really want to ensure playing time, they can consider leaving.
After that, coach Zidane will have to find replacements. If the Colombian midfielder leaves, it will not be too late. However, when Morata leaves, letting Mayoral come on as a replacement for Benzema will be a gamble for Zidane. Even finding a striker who is willing to do a double as a middle blocker but still has the same achievements as Morata is not easy.
For the remainder of the squad, rookie Theo Hernandez will be a backup option at left-back for Marcelo. Marcos Llorente, after a season playing for Alaves on loan, will return to Real Madrid as a reserve card for Casemiro. Danilo has been a good signing in Dani Carvajal's absence.
Real Madrid are enjoying the same sweet fruit as the current Spanish Open. The Castilla coaches have real talent and coach Zidane will give Mayoral and Marcos Llorente a chance if they decide to stay. This duo just reached the final of the 2017 European U21 Championship in Poland with Spain U21.
Coach Zidane will probably be happy with young players trained by the team, strong enough to fight for this team rather than taking the risk of buying expensive and possibly unsuccessful new players for Real Madrid.
The Spanish national team of coach Lopetegui also owns a generation of talented players but it will take a long time for them to be truly successful. However, for Zidane, winning two UEFA Champions League titles and one La Liga title are proud achievements in the past 18 months.
