Mercato: Xabi Alonso advises a new player at Real Madrid

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By: Manu Tournoux

Between departures of players and arrivals, the Real Madrid summer transfer window promises to be animated. The management is aware of the need for change there is in the workforce, but there are only two certainties for the moment: the arrival of Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool, free, and that of Xabi Alonso to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Inevitably, the one who led Bayer Leverkusen to the glory in the Bundesliga last season will want to have his say on the construction of his future workforce, and rumors concerning Jonathan Tah are thus released in recent days.

The Basque coach would like to count on the German central defender and tore him from FC Barcelona, ​​to whom he nevertheless seemed promised. There was also talk of his playmaker Florian Wirtz, even if this file promises to be more complicated. And now the media Reader explains that the former club's midfielder advised another Leverkusen player to his future direction.

A soldier from Alonso

The Spanish media indicates that Piero Hincapié, an Ecuadorian central defender who was one of the pillars of the Leverkusen of Xabi Alonso, very much appeals to the coach necessarily, but also to the management. Alonso would thus be delighted to find him on the side of the Spanish capital, and his Polvyalence – he can also play as a left side – is a sacred asset.

Its price is 40 million euros according to estimates from the Madrid management, a relatively affordable amount for the Spanish team. With the possible departure of David Alaba who does not convince management, the uncertainty around Eder Militao and the seeds of Antonio Rudiger, Hincapié could be more than welcome. Business to follow …