Is nobody at Real Madrid embarrassed? LaLiga - Real Madrid The opinion of Jesus Sanchez

Given this era of success, it should have been difficult for Real Madrid to become a source of disillusionment, but they've managed it. Julen Lopetegui has asked for a centre-back, as it seems he can't count on Jesus Vallejo, who is currently injured, and for a forward. Although he has been saying the right things, the squad he has is worse than last year's, without Cristiano Ronaldo, without Mateo Kovacic. Plus, it had already been weakened last summer with the exits of Pepe, Alvaro Morata and James Rodriguez.

Last summer's disappointment was Kylian Mbappe. This year Los Blancos have lost Zinedine Zidane, have let Ronaldo leave and have yearned for Neymar before ending up with Alvaro Odriozola, Vinicius Junior and Thibaut Courtois. Are they fed up with success after so many European Cups? Are they allergic to the inflated market? Are they saving money for 2019? Is it a trick? It is all of these things at once?

There weren't any serious problems in the goalkeeping position, yet the possibility of signing Courtois was too good to turn down. It was a fantastic opportunity in the market to boost a position where they already have Keylor Navas, the winner of the past three Champions League titles. There are now five goalkeepers in the squad for the UEFA Super Cup, but this is a bizarre number. As for the other signings, Odriozola has arrived to be Dani Carvajal's backup and Vinicius Junior is there, but might not be ready yet. Real Madrid, then, haven't signed what they've needed.

They still need a centre-back and a goalscorer, at least. Yet the inaction is worrying and suggests sickly optimism. They say compliments can be dangerous, and it seems the Champions League causes confusion. At this moment the best signing of the summer has been Alex Hunter and his third kit, but nothing more. Is nobody embarrassed?