Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has said that his side is eager to get underway in La Liga, despite having a preseason of just 19 days due to their Club World Cup commitments. He also assessed the

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.

When asked about rumors circulating about Rodrygo's future, Alonso clarified that the Brazilian player will be considered part of the team for the game against Osasuna and that the talks of his departure from the club are temporarily put to rest with his words on the squad.