Jose Mourinho has all but ruled out the possibility of new signings at Real Madrid in January.
ollowing the return of Florentino Perez to the presidency in 2009, Madrid have spent huge sums on the squad, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema, Angel Di Maria, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira among those to have arrived.
Despite the spending, Mourinho had complained of a lack of options in attack, with only Gonzalo Higuain and Benzema as established strikers, and there have been rumours of a move for Athletic Bilbao forward Fernando Llorente.
However, Mourinho has now said that, barring "something unusual", he is not expecting any additions to his squad before the end of the campaign.
"It's normal there's talk of players," he said on the club's official website. "Madrid is Madrid and there's always talk of players. Mainly it's great players because, if you talk of mediocre players, people won't believe it.
"It seems normal to me, but as coach I have to say not only what I think but what the club thinks and that is that this is the squad until the end of the season. These are the players which we have faith in.
"Real Madrid have made the investment that they had to do in previous years and this summer. We don't have the perfect squad, because the perfect squad doesn't exist. We have an excellent squad with players who give me a lot of confidence and I don't want any players in the winter market.
"It seems premature to me and unrealistic when there is talk of signings in January when the coach, and surely the director general (Jorge Valdano) and the president, will say that the market now and in January for Real Madrid is closed if nothing unusual happens."
source: ESPN
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