"Why are people surprised that our former benchwarmers become the best players for their teams? That's always been the case. Be it Kovacic for Chelsea, Odegaard for Real Sociedad, Mariano for Lyon. Not being good enough here [at Real Madrid] doesn't mean they're not good players," Reddit user and Madridista abcris7 claims.
"Come back to me when one of them wins the Champions League. That's when we need to be concerned," the fan concludes.
Theo Hernandez, Achraf Hakimi, Luka Jovic, Borja Mayoral – there've been plenty of examples of players Real Madrid have sold or loaned out only to see them deliver for their respective clubs. In total, the Whites' loanees have netted 21 goals this season.
❓ Do you agree that our current roster has better players than our loanees or recently-sold players? Why/why not?