4 clubs who must invest in the January Transfer Window

#2 Real Madrid

After 16 games in La Liga, the Spanish Giants are currently 4th in the table, however, they are just 5 points below Barcelona at the top. Real Madrid have already lost 5 and drawn 2 of their games in the league so far, including a humiliating 5-1 loss to bitter rivals Barcelona at the Nou Camp, which showed the difference in qualities between the two sides. They have also lost 3-0 away to both Sevilla and SD Eibar and as such, Solari might require reinforcements in the summer to mount a title challenge.

The main problem at the Bernabeu has been that they had not replaced the departing Ronaldo, who had been their main driving force in recent times. The Portuguese is already at home at Turin, while Real continue to be in deep waters. Goal scoring and defending have been the main problems, as Real have scored just 24 goals while conceded 19 from their 16 games. Benzema has been their top scorer in the league, scoring 6 goals from 16 games.

There are talks of an Isco-Ozil swap deal while, Hazard has also toyed with the Spanish giants, openly speaking of his admiration of the club. There were even reports that a deal between the club and the player is already done, however, how much of those are true can only be confirmed in January. One thing is certain though - without fresh players in the winter, Real Madrid will find it very tough to match expectations at the Bernabeu by the end of the season.