Xabi Alonso has a new midfielder, he starts training with Real Madrid today

The connection between the first team and La Fábrica seems more important than ever. Changes Real Madrid has made to its soccer section, beyond the modifications achieved for the first team, have brought it closer to Real Madrid Castilla. Álvaro Arbeloa, a close friend and collaborator of Xabi Alonso, will be a useful source of information about what happens at the Valdebebas Sports City.

That's why Xabi Alonso has been able, albeit temporarily, to secure the services of one of the most promising academy players at the moment: midfielder Thiago Pitarch. This player had already appeared in several previous reports, but he hadn't caught Carlo Ancelotti's attention enough.

That would have changed with the arrival of the coach from Tolosa. So much so that Pitarch, born in 2007, would have joined the first team's training session held this very morning. The midfielder is beginning to stand out in Real Madrid's most important reserve team thanks to his position as an interior, which allows him to control the ball without losing offensive capability.

The majority agree in pointing out his dynamism during practically all phases of the match, making him an indefatigable midfielder. In addition to his good work rate, which Álvaro Arbeloa also closely monitors, Thiago Pitarch is known for his creative strengths. Established as one of the footballing references in ball control, Xabi Alonso wants to count on his services more often.

He could have a place in the future

Indeed, requests to secure the signing of a creative midfielder, preferably with a defensive profile, haven't caused the desired response from the white club's top brass. With no further activity planned for the remainder of the 2025 summer transfer window, with the start of LaLiga just two weeks away, Thiago Pitarch is an excellent option.

Indeed, he will have to be a second-line player. At least for now, since the footballer born in 2007 also looks set to take on a major role in Álvaro Arbeloa's Real Madrid Castilla. This way, his progress in the first reserve team will take place under the watchful eye of a Xabi Alonso who keeps the casting open for a creative midfielder and ball controller.

While it's true that he is shaping young Arda Güler in that regard, a task that began at the Club World Cup, there are several problems regarding "15". The first was made clear by the heavy defeat against PSG: the Turk still doesn't have enough composure to impose himself against midfields as well-drilled as the rouge-et-bleu.

At the same time, Xabi Alonso himself believes that Arda Güler needs support to better understand the demands of his new position. Right now, he couldn't access that instruction on the field given the more physical profiles, both offensively and defensively, of his teammates.