Cristiano Ronaldo

After a slew of unveilings high on mouth but low on trousers, an air of disconcerting quiet has fallen over Real Madrid once more.

The summer transfer market trundles along with no deal to date to rank alongside the major move of the window that saw Cristiano Ronaldo leave Real Madrid for a switch to Juventus.

Barça are having a rather dull summer. Their trump card was always Griezmann, who finished the summer on top of the world, but it seems that there was no 'Plan B'...

AS editor Alfredo Relaño looks at Madrid's new starlet Vinicius, ponders Hazard, but says only Mbappe or Neymar could partially fill the void left by Ronaldo.