Real Madrid Transfers: 10 Players They Must Sign This Summer
How do you improve on perfection?
Real Madrid sealed their fourth Champions League title in five years this weekend, beating a luckless Liverpool side 3-1 after a brace of goalkeeping errors from Loris Karius and an internet-breaking wonder-goal by Gareth Bale.
It's hard to think of any transfer acquisitions that could realistically improve the Galacticos' globe-trotting line-up. As well as arguably the greatest player in the world in Cristiano Ronaldo, they also boast two of the game's leading centre-halves and the best central midfield triumvirate since Guardiola's Barcelona.
Fortunately, with the sole exception of Lionel Messi, Real pretty much have their pick of players in and outside of Spain. If they set their sights on signing the star of this summer's World Cup, odds are (again, presuming it's not the Argentina number 10) they will end up getting their man.
So, with that mind, let's take a look at some of the players who could be heading for the Spanish capital over the coming transfer window (and be warned: this may make for particularly unpleasant reading if you happen to support one of the top sides in the Premier League).
10. David De Gea (Manchester United)
You have to feel for Keylor Navas. Almost every year, he keeps goal for the Champions League winners, and almost every year, he wakes up one summer morning to reports that his club are about to replace him with David de Gea.
The chances are that this trend is set to continue in 2018, even though Jose Mourinho has been quick to dismiss the idea that he could lose probably the only consistently world-class performer currently in his squad.
Look at it from de Gea's own point of view: he knows for a fact that the Galacticos are sweet on him, and in all probability he also knows for a fact that this United team, despite all the millions spent on it, is still a work in progress.
The career of a footballer being so short, there's only so long you can keep faith in a purported long-term project before you decide instead to bank on a sure-thing. Just ask Cesc Fabregas.