He didn’t manage to settle them, so now he has time off. We’ll see for how long. There is sure to be speculation about his link with Liverpool. He also won the Champions League in his shirt, and when Klopp’s successor was being sought before last season, Alonso was among the main candidates. In the end, Arne Slot took it and led The Reds to the title. But they are not having a good season now. And Alonso is free…
In Real, his former teammate from Liverpool, Álvaro Arbeloa, who until now led the Madrid giants, took his place. Will he follow Ancelotti and Zidane and let the stars have free rein?
It may well happen that at the end of the season, Madrid will be celebrating another trophy to its rich collection. Alonso does not leave the club in any deep crisis. Yes, he didn’t win the Super Cup, he has some outbursts in the league (0:2 at home against Celta Vigo and 2:5 at Atlético), he lost in the Champions League at Liverpool (0:1) and against Man City (1:2). At the same time, they are only four points behind second-placed Barcelona in La Liga halfway through the season, and are in the top eight in the Champions League.
Even after the unsuccessful engagement of Alonso, Real is still in the game. He just confirmed once again that this is a club with special rules.
