Following Decima glory was always going to be a tough task, but a complete lack of silverware in 2015 so far cost popular head coach Carlo Ancelotti his job.
Controversial replacement Rafa Benitez already has spoken about the impact fresh faces Danilo and Casemiro - the former of whom was bought from Porto before he arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu, the latter of whom was on loan at Porto for 2014-15.
Plenty of the Blancos' reported targets have been linked with a move to the capital for months, such as Manchester United No.1 David de Gea, whose flirtation with usurping Iker Casillas has been headline-grabbing stuff.
Others, such as Sergio Aguero, have been linked with a transfer to Madrid for years. Will 2015 be the year the Manchester City striker lines up alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale?
But where will the former Valencia and Liverpool coach turn to for his own, unique input into the team? Reports indicated earlier this month that Arsenal and France center back Laurent Koscielny is at the top of his summer wishlist.
One man seemingly at the top of every major club's wishlist is Paul Pogba, a French central midfielder plying his trade at Italian champions Juventus. Or perhaps it will be Marco Verratti - an Italian central midfielder plying his trade at French champions Paris Saint-Germain that the recently deposed European champions will take a chance on...
But who out of these five big names should Real Madrid really go all out to try and sign? Leave a comment below and vote in our poll.
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