3 players with their potential being wasted on the Real Madrid bench

#1 Mateo Kovacic

Kovacic

Dribbling, passing, shooting, man-marking, you name it - Kovacic is good at it. He was given the responsibility of man marking Lionel Messi in an El Clasico encounter, and he was superb in his role. He stopped Messi from causing havoc for much of the match.

He is widely regarded as the replacement for ageing maestro Modric, he shares a lot of similarities with the Croatian captain. After three frustrating seasons at Real Madrid, he has been in the news for wanting an exit from the Madrid based club.

This is potentially devastating news for the Real Madrid supporters in a time when they have bid farewell to Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo in quick succession. But this could be a way for the Croatian to bolster his career.