The €500m Real Madrid have spunked on 17 players since winning

In May 2018 Real Madrid stood at the summit of European football but much has changed since that night in Ukraine. We've examined their recruitment since 2018 to see how Real Madrid have managed to spend €500million while getting very little bang for their buck.

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Real Madrid already surpassed 2009 record transfer spree: €303m