{"id":1684,"date":"2025-07-30T21:05:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/?p=1684"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:15:18","slug":"xabi-alonso-confirms-real-madrid-plan-for-e45m-summer-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/xabi-alonso-confirms-real-madrid-plan-for-e45m-summer-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso confirms Real Madrid plan for \u20ac45m summer signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Real Madrid are gearing up for the 2025-26 campaign, which will be their first season with Xabi Alonso as head coach. Fans already got a taster during the Club World Cup, although it is expected that the ex-Bayer Leverkusen manager will be able to give a more defined example of his style of play over the coming months.<\/p>\n

New signings Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alvaro Carreras are expected to be regular starters for Alonso, but there is more uncertainty about Franco Mastantuono. The 17-year-old, who will not officially join Real Madrid until his 18th birthday in mid-August, is less certain to see a lot of action, given the competition that he will face as an attacking player.<\/p>\n

However, Alonso and Real Madrid are clear that Mastantuono is arriving to be an important player, as per Diario AS<\/a>. The Argentina international is recognised as a top talent, and the idea is for him to see plenty of minutes \u2013 although he will be integrated slowly due to his late arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu.<\/p>\n

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Mastantuono stance is not good news for Rodrygo<\/h2>\n

Depending on the system that Alonso uses in his first season as Real Madrid head coach, it could be that Mastantuono starts regularly in a right wing role \u2013 which looks like being the case<\/a> as things stand. But even if it is not, his presence means that Rodrygo Goes would have even less prominence at the club.<\/p>\n

Rodrygo has been strongly linked with a move away from Real Madrid in recent weeks, and the Premier League is his most likely destination<\/a>. It would be wise for the 24-year-old to leave now, as his sale would generate funds, and also ensure that Alonso has a nice balance of players for the attacking positions in his squad.<\/p>\n

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