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2018-19 turned out to be a frustratingly poor season for Los Blancos. They finished third in La Liga,19 points behind champions Barcelona and even failed to win the Champions League for the first time in three years as a spirited Ajax side knocked them out in the round of 16.
With the legendary Zinedine Zidane back as the manager, many have called for new signings to be made to freshen up an ageing squad. However, with such a big roster, fans don't realise that they still have some players available, whom they have completely forgotten about. These players have quietly been playing their football and have gone unnoticed in recent years. So, let's take a look and see what's in store for them.
#3 Álvaro Tejero
Álvaro Tejero was once considered to be a super talent and seen as the next Nacho as he could play in multiple positions in defence. He made his debut in the Copa Del Rey against Cadiz in the 2016-17 season and hopes were high from him. However, he failed to break into Madrid's first team and as a result, his development stalled.
He spent the 2018-19 season out on loan at Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División, due to a lack of playing time he got at Real.
With the likes of Marcelo, Sergio Reguilón and Dani Carvajal all ahead of him and only a year left in his contract, it would be best for him to move to a club that would be willing to make him a regular first-team player. Fortunately for him, Werder Bremen have shown interest and it would certainly be a good transfer for the Spaniard.
#2 Lucas Silva
Before the signings of Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo, Lucas Silva was seen as the next Brazilian star. After breaking into Cruzeiro's first team, he quickly established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in Brazil as he helped the club win the league in 2014. Real snapped him up on January 2015 and he made his debut in a 2-0 win against Deportivo.
However, he never managed to get into the star-studded Madrid lineup and was then loaned to Marseille for the 15/16 season. This move too didn't work out for him as he was dropped from the French club's Europa League squad for the rest of the season due to his refusal to join Anderlecht on loan.
Currently back on loan at Cruzeiro, he recently revealed that he hopes to play for Real again. It would be difficult for him to do so but it is certainly not impossible and he should follow the footsteps of fellow Madridista and good friend Casemiro if he wants to get his Real Madrid career back on track.
#1 Andriy Lunin
Signed in the summer of 2018, Lunin was considered to be one of the most promising goalkeepers in the world, but then came the transfer of Thibaut Courtois which meant that the Ukranian was demoted to being the club's third choice keeper after the Belgian and Keylor Navas.
A loan move to Leganés followed but there too he could only make a total of 7 appearances in the 18/19 season. Still only 20, he has many years ahead of him to fulfil his potential, but if he returns to Madrid he'll possibly be the fourth choice there due to the promotion of Luca Zidane to the first team. Getting first team football is vital for him and he too needs to make the right move if he were to become one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
