It's not a fact because we know Madrid always surprises in the transfer market but not for this season there are 2 reasons
not having enough money or not competing to get targeted players like Mbappe , overall Madrid squad is still strong but they have a weakness in defense While Barcelona is a ticking time bomb that can be great at times when players have found the right style of play.
Salah said Madrid did not have the money to sign players in this transfer window.
I might feel that Ancelloti still likes their current squad with the majority of its young players.
At the moment there are some vacancies and Ancelloti knows about it so they brought in Rudiger even on a free there as a replacement for Sergio whose role is still irreplaceable.
There is also Tcouameni who could be a pretty good asset for them in the future.