Xabi Alonso has been sacked by after solely seven months as their head coach, following Sunday’s Spanish Tremendous Cup defeat by Barcelona.
Alonso, who has been combating for a lot of the season, leaves with the membership 4 factors behind Barcelona within the title race for La Liga.
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Alonso’s departure from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will seemingly immediate renewed discuss concerning the former Liverpool midfielder making a return to the Premier League.
The Spaniard gained 13 of his first 14 matches at Actual however endured a troublesome finish to 2025, profitable solely two of eight matches from early November to mid-December.
The cracks that appeared throughout that spell seem to have proved deadly for Alonso’s place, regardless of a run of 5 straight wins earlier than Sunday’s loss to Barcelona.
Alonso was dismissed by Actual Madrid president Florentino Pérez (proper) – Reuters/Vincent West
Alonso arrived on the Santiago Bernabéu, the place he spent 5 profitable years as a participant, as considered one of Europe’s most highly-rated younger coaches.
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The previous Liverpool midfielder moved to Actual from Bayer Leverkusen, the place
Alonso has now been changed by one other former Liverpool participant: Álvaro Arbeloa. The previous full-back was a team-mate of Alonso at Anfield and Actual Madrid.
Álvaro Arbeloa (centre) and Alonso performed collectively for Spain, Liverpool and Madrid – AP/Vadim Ghirda
“Actual Madrid CF pronounces that, by mutual settlement between the membership and Xabi Alonso, it has been determined to finish his time as first workforce coach,” Actual stated in an announcement.
“Xabi Alonso will at all times have the love and admiration of all Madrid followers as a result of he’s a Actual Madrid legend and has at all times represented the values of our membership. Actual Madrid will at all times be his house. Our membership thanks Xabi Alonso and his total technical workforce for his or her work and dedication throughout this time, and needs them the very best of luck on this new stage of their lives.”
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Arbeloa has been a coach in Actual’s youth system since 2020 and was the supervisor of their B workforce till his promotion on Monday.
Alonso will now solid a shadow over below stress managers
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On Monday morning, Alonso was nonetheless residing his dream as the top coach of Europe’s greatest membership. By Monday night time, he had develop into an sudden nightmare for managers throughout the Continent.
Alonso’s sacking is dangerous information for him and his workers, clearly. But it surely might be even worse information for the below stress coaches on the greatest groups in Europe, who should now dwell with the truth that Alonso’s identify will hover above them till he finds a brand new job.
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We might be sure that Alonso’s seven months at Actual won’t have broken his fame too badly. Firstly, as a result of outcomes have hardly been unforgivably dangerous – they’re solely 4 factors behind Barcelona in La Liga. Secondly, as a result of his astonishing achievements at Bayer Leverkusen stay so recent within the reminiscence. And thirdly, as a result of it’s Actual. This isn’t a standard membership, and Alonso was not managing regular gamers.
In different phrases, this sad seven-month spell at Actual won’t cease Alonso from being an excellent candidate for sporting administrators and chief executives throughout the land. He has the CV, as a participant and a coach, he has the communication expertise and he even has the look. Alonso can be simply advantageous.
For a coach reminiscent of Liverpool’s Arne Slot, the sudden availability of Alonso certainly provides to the stress he faces. The extra that Slot and Liverpool underperform, the extra exterior clamour there can be for Alonso, such a cultured midfielder for the membership, to exchange him.
Would managerless Manchester United have an opportunity of touchdown Alonso? Would Manchester Metropolis have an interest, if certainly this does show to be the ultimate season for Pep Guardiola? Alonso’s addition to the listing of accessible managers immediately prompts such questions, creating a brand new dynamic at large golf equipment throughout Europe.