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.

Xabi Alonso revealed it was his “decision” to bench Rodrygo in Real Madrid’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu, further fueling transfer speculation.

As per Fabrizio Romano, Man City will only attempt to sign Rodrygo if Savinho completes a move to Tottenham Hotspur. The update claims that the Man City hierarchy are reluctant to sanction the Brazilian's departure in the current transfer window.

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

Real Madrid has executed up to four signings during the current summer market, with the aim of meeting most of Xabi Alonso's requests. Not in vain, the

Real Madrid kick off their La Liga campaign at home against Osasuna on Tuesday, as Xabi Alonso gets his first taste of being Real manager at the Santiago Bernabeu. MORE — La Liga schedule, table, top scorers Of course,