Real Madrid will go to FIFA Club World Cup in the coming days while Xabi Alonso is confronted with his first test.
With the regular season 2024/25 that has not yielded a trophy for Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian has since continued to take on a new challenge in Brazil.
Alonso has arrived as his replacement by the former midfielder Laser focused on the incoming competition in the US.
Real Madrid takes a strong team to North America, with the financial rewards that are also offered an important lures, in addition to the pressure for Alonso to start positively.
New signing sessions Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen will be on the plane to Miami, because Alonso completes his plans after an injury shell for No. 1 Thibaut Courtois.
Courtois chose to return to the Belgian national team at the beginning of 2025 after an exile from the Red Devil's camp.
The Los Blancos Stopper immediately recaptured his place as the first choice for the Rudi Garcia team for two June qualifications for the World Cup 2026.
However, a club statement has confirmed that he will not join a sacroiliitis [a back/pelvic issue]But reports from Diario if it appears that his participation in the World Cup is not at risk.
The extensive tournament starts on June 14 with the first game of Real Madrid against Al Hilal on June 18.
This is followed by group H bumps with Pachuca on 22 June and RB Salzburg on 26 June before the potential start of a knockout stage campaign from 30 June/1.
With the majority of Alonso's team gone in the first week of June, Real Madrid has not confirmed their travel plans, with certain players who may fly to the US separately, depending on their international obligations.