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#3 Continue reducing the average age
Real Madrid have one of the younger squads in Europe thanks to a deliberate culture of buying young talent in the last few years.
Brahmin Diaz, Marco Asensio, Andriy Lunin, Dani Ceballos, Theo Hernandez and Vinicius Jr. among other players have come along in the last few years. These have helped the club drop its average age to 26.8 last season.
Of all new recruits brought in so far in the summer window, only Hazard is in his late 20s (28). The others are aged between 17 – 22 which speaks well of the club’s long-term planning.
While the first team is still predominantly filled with elder statesmen such as Sergio Ramos and co, the supporting cast are getting younger. With adequate game time, they will be ready to step up when the veterans start getting phased out.
