Lopetegui's juggling act LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid All the 'problems' that the Spanish coach has had to face

As he continues to shape his Real Madrid squad, Julen Lopetegui has a juggling act to keep everyone happy.

Circumstances have forced the coach into some difficult decisions, almost all of which have been conditioned by the policy of the club and its plans in the medium term.

"I'm 100 percent focused on sorting out the squad," Lopetegui said to reporters.

"We are delighted with those who are here."

Coentrao-Reguilon

The left-back area was one of the biggest talking points after Theo left for Real Sociedad.

Marcelo was again without a substitute and the market was closed for that position.

Coentrao returned, but wasn't in Real's plans from the beginning, and Reguilon has instead earned a place in the first team.

"Reguilon stays with us, he's from the academy and he's going to have his chance," the coach announced.

Luca Zidane-Lunin-Casilla

After the arrivals of Lunin and Courtois, Lopetegui had five keepers at his disposal.

"We will not stay with five," the coach said, definitively.

The difficulty for him is solving the futures of those who might leave, though Lunin is one step away from being transferred to Leganes, Kiko continues to negotiate his departure and Luca Zidane has been dropped back into the academy.

"The most likely thing is for him [Zidane] to be with Castilla," Lopetegui added.

Valverde-Llorente

The departure of Kovacic hurt Lopetegui, who had in the Croatian a luxury solution to the problems in midfield.

Without him, he has decided to promote Fede Valverde and stop, for now, the departure of Marcos Llorente.

Vinicius

With the Brazilian he also had to make a delicate decision because many issues influenced him, especially when dealing with a player at his cost and with the expectations that surround him.

Lopetegui has made it clear that he wants to take care of the player and give him time to adapt, so the decision has been to play him at Castilla when he doesn't enter into the plans of the first team.

Raul de Tomas-Mayoral

Striker wise, Lopetegui has been examining Mayoral and Raul de Tomas during pre-season.

In July, both had their futures away from Madrid because everything suggested that a top-class forward could arrive to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.

With the passage of time and no incoming striker to play alongside Benzema, Julen has had to make room for one of them.

For the moment he is sticking with Mayoral and opened the door to De Tomas to go on loan to Rayo Vallecano.

Vallejo-Javi Sanchez

A centre-back was also on the shopping list, but one of Lopetegui's first decisions was to put his faith in Vallejo, who would compete with Ramos, Varane and Nacho.

However, his injury has seen youth player, Javi Sanchez, begin training with the senior side.