Zinedine Zidane says there will "always be pessimists" at Real Madrid and he is unconcerned by Los Blancos' patchy showings in pre-season.
Even before a ball was kicked in La Liga this term, the circus was seemingly in town at the Santiago Bernabeu amid rumours in Spain of growing tension at the club.
Madrid limped to a third-place finish last term and the returning Zidane saw the club fork out large sums to revamp the squad with Eden Hazard, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Luka Jovic all arriving – although rumours suggest the latter may already be headed for the exit door on loan.