"Real" hardly breaks the tradition of buying players older than 25 years.

2026-08-15 10:28 © ZUMAPRESS com.

The Madrid "Real" team has maintained a strict player acquisition policy for more than a decade – priority is given to young footballers or experienced players who join the club as free agents.

Since 2013, the president of the royal team, Florentino Pérez, has broken this rule only a few times.

In the "La Liga" league, Eden Hazard was acquired from Chelsea for a sum of 100 million euros.

"Real" also added Thibaut Courtois, who was chosen as a long-term goalkeeper.

Keylor Navas was acquired after an excellent performance at the 2014 World Cup.

Diego Lopez returned to the club as a reinforcement due to Iker Casillas' injury.

A former club academy graduate, Kiko Casilla, returned from Barcelona "Espanyol".