Real Madrid realized the extent of his mistake last season when he dispensed with his historical scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, which left his impact on the team that left empty-handed from the championships (except for the Club World Cup).
The Royal Club, bypassing an incomparable scoring machine, was scoring more than 50 goals per season, grossing 450 goals in 438 games, during 9 seasons in the Santiago Bernabeu.
This vacuum Karim Benzema tried to fill in some of it last season. He scored 30 goals in all competitions, but it was like someone fighting alone in the field.
In addition to the 30 goals scored by the French, the front-line players combined scored 32 goals (14 goals for Gareth Bale, 7 for Vinicius Jr., 5 for Lucas Vasquez and 6 for Marco Asensio).
It was interesting that defender Sergio Ramos ranked third in the Real Scorers list with 11 goals, more than Luca Modric (4 goals), Casemiro (4 goals), Marcelo da Silva (3 goals), and Tony Crosse scored.
To remedy the situation, the royal sought to conclude more than last summer's deal, especially in the front line, to make up for the departure of the Portuguese, who left a great void.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez moved significantly in the transfer market, including the Belgian Eden Hazard from Chelsea, in addition to the young Brazilian Rodrigo from Gremio.