After the mess that Real Madrid have been in this season, most people thought that they would sign some players to help them get their season back on track. However, January came and went, but Zidane opted to sign no-one and kept faith in the squad.
And it is as though they are already regretting it. Against Levante last weekend, the Blancos dropped two more points. Thankfully for them, however, even Barcelona dropped points against Espanyol and, as a result, couldn’t extend their lead over their eternal rivals.
The January window is a time when clubs rectify the gaps that they couldn’t or didn’t fill in the summer. However, Madrid chose to ignore it once again and risk feeling remorseful after the season ends. Here are three players that they will regret not signing.
1Milan Skriniar
Mauro Icardi’s Inter team-mate, Milan Skriniar is a man in demand. And it is only fair given that the Nerazzurri defender has been a rock for his team so far. While the snubbing of Icardi could be explained by the fact that the Blancos are targeting a better striker in the summer—Harry Kane—not signing a centre-back is quite inscrutable.
Yes, the Galacticos have four centre-halves, but only Raphael Varane and Nacho have shown some continuity and reliability. The others are either injury prone or just have too many lapses in concentration.
This is why Madrid needed Skriniar to partner Varane in defence. The Madrid backline can’t defend a lead even if their lives depended on it, but signing Skriniar could have changed that.
