Real Madrid Now have 13 in the senior squad

Dani Ceballos' transfer to Real Madrid means that the number of Spanish players in Zinedine Zidane's squad has risen to 13, a number Los Blancos haven't boasted since the coach's own playing days.

Not since 2004 have Real Madrid had so many players from Spain in their squad, when they also had 13.

Given the current squad size of 25, this means that there are currently more domestic players than foreign players on the books at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Specifically, the players making up this baker's dozen of Spaniards are Kiko Casilla, Ruben Yanez, Dani Carvajal, Jesus Vallejo, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Isco, Dani Ceballos, Marcos Llorente, Alvaro Morata, Lucas Vazquez, Marco Asensio and Borja Mayoral.

This has been a plan of Florentino Perez, whose 2006 departure was marked by a decrease of Spanish players from 12 to nine, with the president having now increased that number since his 2009 return.