Real Madrid: 5 players that should have been brought this summer
The title might seem a little misleading. It might seem as though I am suggesting that the Blancos should have signed five players for their squad, but the truth is that the roster of the Galacticos is so well-balanced and strong that only a few tweaks here and there was the need of the hour.
The Merengues have slowly and steadily built one of the strongest squads in Europe, many thanks to the clever work of Florentino Perez and the subtle art of Zinedine Zidane. However, with the sales of Alvaro Morata and Danilo and the departure of James on loan to Bayern, there were some gaps to be filled.
And Real Madrid did sign extremely well in this window, adding the highly-talented Dani Ceballos, Marcos Llorente, Jesus Vallejo and Theo Hernandez to their squad, but they could have added at least one more.
So here are 5 players out of which Madrid could have signed to make their squad even stronger…
#5 Thomas Meunier
After the departure of Danilo to Manchester City, there was an opening for the deputy right-back slot under Dani Carvajal. When Danilo was bought for €30 million, he was supposed to race ahead of Carvajal and become the first-choice.
However, the Spaniard’s constant rise and Danilo’s subpar performances meant that there was only going to be one lion in the jungle – and so the Brazilian left. For a time, it was being reported that Los Blancos were interested in bringing in Thomas Meunier, but the move never materialised.
Although he would have been a brilliant addition to the squad, he is perhaps too good to play as a backup to Carvajal. And that’s perhaps why he didn’t join Madrid with the World Cup up ahead next year.
Also, Madrid have a highly-talented Achraf Hakimi in their ranks, so it wasn’t really a big miss – but who wouldn’t love to have Meunier in their team?