Cadena SER Announces It and It's Final: Real Madrid's Coach for the World Cup

Real Madrid Rushes the Current League Campaign with Several Open Fronts for the Next Season. The fight for the LaLiga leadership against FC Barcelona is still not defined due to the four matches remaining to be played in that competitive framework: one is a Clásico. But the executives led by Florentino Pérez are also focused on the short-term competitive future, especially the Club World Cup.

That competition organized by FIFA has recently caused some doubts in the Valdebebas offices. Because the departure of Carlo Ancelotti from the white bench, according to information from MARCA or El Mundo, will be officially announced after the Clásico in Montjuïc, a decision that leaves the position vacant. Without a coach for this summer's competition, many have wondered who would take charge of Santiago Bernabéu locker room until the arrival of the new merengue coach.

The merengue board has worked tirelessly so that the number one candidate to succeed the Reggiolo coach arrives as soon as possible in the Spanish capital. Xabi Alonso is getting closer to taking the reins of the team in the 25/26 season, but his "preference" was to avoid the Club World Cup to start "from scratch". That desire, however, might not come true judging by the latest reports.

From Cadena SER, they report that Xabi Alonso, very close to becoming the new Real Madrid coach, has also accepted to join the team's sports management during the summer tournament. With the current Bayer Leverkusen coach leading the merengue squad from next June, an important dilemma is solved... but others of equal significance and consideration arise.

It's Decided

With the hiring of Xabi Alonso for the Club World Cup, Real Madrid would definitively escape the interim coach debate that has circulated in recent weeks. At the same time, that security on the bench would allow the white leaders to focus on other operations during the summer transfer market, beyond the signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold. The defensive line continues to urgently request the addition of at least one more center-back.

It should also be noted that the midfield has experienced a notable weakness since Toni Kroos's retirement, a weakness that would be consolidated with the hypothetical departure of Luka Modric. Those would be the current objectives for the white leadership due to the apparent "success" in hiring Xabi Alonso: his signing is one of those tasked with leading this "revolution."

The arrival of Xabi Alonso for the Club World Cup ensures a quick and smooth transition on the white first team's bench. Most considerations are advantageous in that sense, as Santiago Bernabéu locker room would have more time to adapt to the tactical plans and requirements brought by the tolosarra. This way, immediate success could be ensured once the 25/26 season begins.

Real Madrid would have put an end to one of the most concerning dilemmas in their short-term future according to Cadena SER. The hiring of Xabi Alonso is an open secret at this point in the season, offering constant changes on the details of a very "desired" operation in the white leadership.