Think of Real Madrid and transfers, and the usual associations would be with the highest-value, biggest-name players who had been brought to the club in the primes of their respective careers: Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in the present team, Kaka and Robinho from the previous decade or, going back further, the likes of Luis Figo, Ronaldo and even current head coach Zinedine Zidane.
It isn't always and exclusively the way, however; Real have often attempted to top up the squad with exciting and upcoming early 20-somethings and even looked to outright youth to grow with the club—though the latter category is certainly not a regular pond to fish in of late.