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.

Real Madrid is starting a new stage and, as Xabi Alonso promised in his presentation, when he expressed his desire to "ignite" the fans, the first team

“At right-back, we’ve got two players: [Dani] Carvajal, who’s trained a lot more and is much closer to his level, and Trent [Alexander-Arnold], who has arrived from Liverpool and is very good for the level of the squad. We’ve got a lot of games, and we need this level,” he continued.

Franco Mastantuono, the new Real Madrid player, had chosen Lionel Messi as his favorite player, and coach Xabi Alonso gave his opinion on the matter.

One of the untouchable players that Xabi Alonso has pointed out for his gala starting eleven is "people have to see that you are a real defender". Because

Alonso has made it clear that he counts on all his players and that the key to the team's success lies in the total involvement of each one. "I count on all those who are here. We need everyone to be at 100%. Right now, I count on everyone", stated the coach.

Brahim Díaz, though not starting, remains an important option. Alonso praised the Moroccan’s technical quality, vision, and ability in tight spaces. He said: “I found Brahim in good shape. I knew him before and I understand well the difference he can make, and the way he reads his position on the pitch.”

Arda Güler is a player whose life has been changed by the arrival of Xabi Alonso to the Real Madrid bench. The Turk is going through his best moment in