Real Madrid is a club whose signings strategy is often criticised. There is no doubt that spending a combined 97 million euros on Kaka and Jonathan Woodgate was an expensive mistake, moreover after both left the club almost for free.

It’s undeniable that Los Blancos have wasted a lot of money in bringing players whose market price has significantly devalued at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, there are many other cases of footballers whose value has increased as their game has grown while playing for Los Merengues.

Here are the members of the current squad whose current value -according to TransferMarkt.com– is higher than the price Real Madrid paid for them. The total potential profit on these players would be 106 million euros:

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