Only one arrival and not too much media; with a month to go until the transfer window closes there is only one name to arrive at Real Madrid. Former striker Alvaro Morata’s return in May remains Los Blancos' only piece of business as the Spanish giants take a back seat and watch some of their biggest European rivals strengthen their squads for the coming season.
 

The choice by President Florentino Perez not to invest is surprising, but it has its valid reasons. Firstly, it’s difficult to improve a team that just three months ago lifted the Champions League for the 11th time. Secondly, with James Rodriguez, Varane and Kovacic choosing to remain at the Santiago Bernabeu, it’s difficult to add another high class model to an already burgeoning luxury car-park. Thirdly, it may be time to reap the rewards from the clubs “Fabrica” or youth sector in an attempt to imitate their fierce rivals Barcelona.  

The only real galactico to come in this summer is actually Antonio Pintus, a highly regarded athletic trainer who has had previously spells with Chelsea, West Ham, Monaco, Marseille, Lyon, Udinese, Juventus and Palermo and who has arrived in the Spanish capital on the strict instructions of Zidane himself. 


Original article by Federico Zanon. Adapted and translated by Steve Mitchell