Real Madrid struck very hard. While the 2025 club World Cup had not yet started, the Merengues had already concluded three transfers: Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold as well as Franco Mastanuono, which will take its first steps in training as Madrid from August 14. Behind, the Merengues also recruited Alvaro Carreras to strengthen the left flank of the defense.
What offer a relatively substantial workforce to Xabi Alonso, even if on the side of the Spanish capital, many believe that the locker room would still need a new midfielder, and, possibly, another central defender and another offensive player. The number 9 left free by Mbappé would even be reserved for a possible reinforcement in attack as revealed by the Madrid press this weekend.
Pérez made his decision
The Madrid coach himself would have asked for reinforcement, especially in the midfield, wishing a player's profile similar to the one he had when he was himself a player. But as explained by Cadena CopeReal Madrid has made its final decision: there will be no more recruits this summer. Xabi Alonso will therefore have to deal with what he has available to the whole season to come, since the Merengue staff considers that this group is more than enough to fight for all the titles available during the new season.
A trend already mentioned by the Pro-Madrid press for a few weeks, but which is therefore confirmed seriously at the beginning of August. The former coach of Bayer Leverkusen will therefore have no new gift before next season, except departure of a big player in the coming days, which remains quite improbable since the latest news, nobody has expressed want to leave. Alonso knows what to stick to.
