Real Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui has informed the club's board that in order to progress his side to the next level, they will have to acquire a new central defender and a centre forward.
Reports from AS suggest that as pre-season wore on, the former Spain boss accepted that to compete on all fronts he will need reinforcements throughout the spine of his team.
One issue for Lopetegui is that with Cristiano Ronaldo now in Turin after his much publicised move to Juventus, his only other centre forward options are the ageing Karim Benzema and the inexperienced Borja Mayoral.