In response, club president Florentino Perez hired Alonso and sanctioned around €180million (£155m; $210.5m) to be spent on new players, including defenders Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with exciting young Argentine playmaker Franco Mastantuono.

MADRID — Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has praised the maturity of teenager newcomer Franco Mastantuono and downplayed the player's choice of former Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as the world's best player.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has said he is counting on Rodrygo amid links to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. After playing a bit-part role at the Club World Cup earlier in the summer, the Brazilian continues to be linked with a Santiago Bernabeu exit before the transfer window closes.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said on Monday he wanted his team's performance on the pitch to do the talking for him as he begins his first LaLiga campaign at home against Osasuna on Tuesday.

With Rodrygo's future still up in the air, Xabi Alonso weighed in on the situation during his press conference. “There have been a lot of rumors this summer. He is doing well. I want him to be fully committed to the team and to give 100%.

Real Madrid returns to the high competitive rhythm and faces this Tuesday, starting at 9 p.m., its debut in the 2025/2026 season with the League

When asked about rumors circulating about Rodrygo's future, Alonso clarified that the Brazilian player will be considered part of the team for the game against Osasuna and that the talks of his departure from the club are temporarily put to rest with his words on the squad.

In a recent segment with beIN SPORTS, football presenter Richard Keys revealed that Real Madrid are in the mix to sign Newcastle United centre-forward Alexander Isak. Keys said, “I heard today that Liverpool have made a bid of £110m…a second offer of £80m now and £60m next season. But I’ve also heard that Real Madrid might be in the frame.”

The appointment of Xabi Alonso as the Real Madrid head coach has led to a series of changes within the dressing room this summer.The club are focusing more on younger stars rather than relying