Real Madrid will head off to the FIFA Club World Cup in the coming days as Xabi Alonso faces his first test.With the 2024/25 regular season not yielding a trophy for Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian has

Real Madrid is planning to strengthen its midfield ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup by bringing back 20-year-old Argentine midfielder Nico Paz. The club sold him to Como last summer for €6 million but kept 50% of his rights and a buy-back clause.

Xabi Alonso has been confirmed as the next manager of Real Madrid with the Spaniard's reign set to kick-off at this summer's Fifa Club World Cup. Alonso, 43, left his role as Bayer Leverkusen coach following their final Bundesliga game of the season – a 2-2 draw at Mainz – after two-and-half seasons in Germany.