Not Modric, not Kroos: Xabi Alonso has found the successor who will take the corners

Trent Alexander-Arnold was responsible for taking corners in Real Madrid's last training session. After a season in which Rodrygo or Arda took charge of executing them. Although there wasn't a clear specialist except for those moments when Luka Modric was on the field.

The arrival of the Englishman has put an end to the doubts; he will be the one to take them. He has a magic touch with his right foot and already did so at his previous club, Liverpool.

Trent Alexander-Arnold will be responsible for taking corners at Real Madrid, according to what was seen in the last training session

With the addition yesterday of the players who played international matches with their respective national teams. The pieces are coming together in Xabi Alonso's new Real Madrid.

Next Wednesday, the team led by the Basque coach will play its first match in the Club World Cup against Al-Hilal. That's when Alonso's vision for this Madrid will begin to be seen. He'll have only two new signings, Trent Alexander-Arnold himself and Dean Huijsen, who will help make up for the absences Madridists have in the defensive line.

With the arrival of both, the threat from set pieces will be much greater. The Englishman because he's a great specialist in this type of play, and the Spanish international because, at 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) tall, he's a danger in offensive aerial play.

Real Madrid arrives at the Club World Cup with the highest aspirations, after strengthening with Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen, and Xabi Alonso

Although Real Madrid couldn't finalize the signing of Álvaro Carreras, the goal is the highest possible: to win its first Club World Cup.

Just as happened with the European Cup, the white team wants to go down in history as the first to achieve it.

The arrival of Xabi Alonso is the boost the team needed to accomplish this feat. After a very bitter season in which it was far from showing a good version.