This Sunday evening, the Madrid club visits Leganes as part of the 14th day of La Liga. A victory is mandatory to get back in front of Atletico Madrid in the standings and to prevent FC Barcelona from escaping.
A setback could once again put the club in the spotlight and push the Merengues management to make strong decisions. According to the media Relevothe club would have already found Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement in the event of his ouster during the season.
Indeed, former Madrid midfielder Santiago Solari could take over from the Italian. The Argentinian had already been called up to play firefighter on duty in October 2018 to replace the Spaniard Julen Lopetegui before being replaced a few months later by Zinedine Zidane (March 2019).
A passage which will necessarily be short-lived since Real Madrid has very specific plans for the future. According to various reports, the Madrid board would like to make Xabi Alonso its new coach next season. To be continued…