Real Madrid have reacted quickly this summer to a season without a major trophy, with the Intercontinental Cup and the European Supercup the only silverware put away at the Santiago Bernabeu this

Liverpool will be hoping David Alaba rejects Real Madrid's offer to pay him off as Los Blancos have 'promised' Xabi Alonso a Reds star as his replacement.

The Spanish coach started this phase of his career on the bench at the academy of Los Blancos, a fact highlighted by the club president, Florentino Perez: “We all knew very well what your fate would be since you first sat on a bench in 2018, with Infantil A,” he said.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso will be hoping to get a good read on his squad during the month of June, as he begins work with his squad and then takes them off to the Club World Cup. There is some

Real Madrid have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, with Xabi Alonso eager for a reunion in Spain.