Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has already indentified where he would like to strengthen his side ahead of the new season.
Mourinho was officially unveiled as the successor to Manuel Pellegrini at Santiago Bernabeu on Monday following his move from Inter Milan and the Portuguese tactician wasted no time in highlighting his spending plans.
The former Chelsea coach is likely to be handed the resources required to overturn Barcelona as Spain's premier side after finding themselves outdone by their bitter rivals in recent seasons.
Mourinho says his first alteration will be to the full-backs at the club, with the 47-year-old revealing his plans to tinker with the back four and bring in sufficient cover to provide him with different options.
He told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser : "Real has a right-back that I like very much in Sergio Ramos. But in my way of thinking, I believe he can be better as a central defender so we might need a right-back.
Quality players"I also would like to have an alternative left-back to Marcelo. Marcelo has his characteristics but Real needs a balanced squad, different players for each position. I would like a left-back that has different characteristics to Marcelo.
"Real must reach the final of each competition, regardless of whether we win or not, and for that reason, you must have different players for each position. Right now, I have a young team with quality players.
"Real always looks for excellence and they find quality players."
Mourinho also indentified midfield as a potential problem area, but would not be drawn on who he would target.
Madrid brought in Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo in big money moves last summer and the club are likely to eye similar high profile purchases this time out.
But Mourinho - who is believed to be keen on recruiting Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard from the Premier League - would not name who he felt was the best midfielder in the world, instead explaining the difficulty in trying to compare a player's performance in a foreign league.
He went on: "The midfield line is very important. It's difficult to find a complete player in central midfield. You have less players box to box. You have more number 10s and defensive midfielders.
"But it's very difficult to find a player in midfield right now that is complete. It's difficult to choose who the best is because they play in different football cultures.
"You can't say that (Chelsea's Frank) Lampard will score 30 goals in Serie A or in the Primera Division but in England he averages 28 goals per season, which is incredible.
"You cannot say either that (Barcelona pair) Xavi or Andres Iniesta will perform with the same quality if they were to go to the Premier League or Serie A."
Egocentric and selfish
One player that could be exiting the Spanish capital is Guti after the 33-year-old revealed his desire to leave, before changing his mind three weeks later, saying he wanted to see out the remaining year on his contract.
Mourinho said he would only retain staff who were committed to the cause, adding: "I like Guti because he has talent. But if a player said a month ago that he had played his last game for Real, he cannot come a month later and say that he wants to stay.
"I like players that are committed to the club, the project, his team-mates and the coach and I don't like this doubt."
There had been doubts cost over Mourinho's personality with the Madrid 'Galacticos' upon his appointment, with some quarters suggesting the managers' direct style could lead to dressing room disharmony.
He quashed such claims, though - insisting he was a person easy to get along with. Mourinho said: "It can be very easy or very difficult to work with me. It's true that I see things black or white and those that are not with me are my enemies only in football terms as I respect everyone in life.
"If someone works hard and is aware that the club is more important than all of us, then it's very easy to work with me. If a person is egocentric and selfish, has no passion for football and doesn't like to work, it's difficult.
"Practically all my players have adapted well to me and, fortunately, I've been lucky in that respect because that has allowed us to win titles."
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