Real Madrid: Xabi Alonso Succession Plan in Doubt

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In recent weeks, Real Madrid have disappointed. Unable to perform well on the pitch, he gave up a lot of points and even saw FC Barcelona take a four-point lead at the top of La Liga while it had five points at one point over its Catalan rival. A man is in great danger: Xabi Alonso. Arriving this summer to launch the new project wanted by Florentino Pérez, he is already in the hot seat.

Any result other than a victory and a title in the Spanish Super Cup in January could well seal his future at the head of the White House. If he wants to be confident and optimistic, the 2010 world champion knows that he will have to match actions with words, otherwise he will have a very short experience in the Spanish capital.

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The names to succeed him have already appeared. From Zinédine Zidane to Jürgen Klopp via Alvaro Arbeloa, the Madrid press has already mentioned different scenarios. However, the first named seems destined to take over the Blues after the end of Didier Deschamps’ mandate at the end of the World Cup while the second does not seem in a hurry to find a bench.

Engaged with Red Bull, where he is the football director, the German is still far from the Merengue. And it is not the latest words from Oliver Mintzlaff, boss of Red Bull, which encourage optimism: “Jürgen Klopp was the best signing for us without a transfer fee. He regularly interacts with club coaches. His exchanges with the young players we wish to recruit are decisive” he told Bild.

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But above all, his contract does not have any release clause: “Jürgen Klopp feels perfectly at home with us and has already learned a lot. His contract does not contain any release clause and his commitment to us is undeniable. He took the team to a new milestone and struck an exceptional balance between his support on the pitch and the need to give the club some leeway..”

Finally, he concluded: “Jürgen Klopp was able to do well by joining us for free. He feels at home among us and has already learned a lot” Enough to put a damper on Madrid’s ambitions. Suffice to say that the path leading to Alvaro Arbeloa seems indeed the simplest to complete. To be continued.