Real Madrid is preparing for the 2025-26 campaign, which will be their first season with Xabi Alonso as head coach. Fans already received a taste during the Club World Cup, although it is expected that the former Bayer Leverkusen manager will be able to give a more defined example of his playing style in the coming months.
New signing sessions Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alvaro Carreras are expected to be regular starters for Alonso, but there is more uncertainty about Franco Mastantuono. The 17-year-old, who will not officially join Real Madrid until his 18th birthday in mid-August, is less certain to see a lot of action, given the competition with which he will be confronted as an attacking player.
However, Alonso and Real Madrid are clear that Mastantuono is coming as an important player, according to Diario ALS. The Argentina International is recognized as a top talent, and the idea is that he sees enough minutes – although it will be slowly integrated because of his late arrival in the Santiago Bernabeu.
Depending on the system that Alonso uses in his first season as a Real Madrid head coach, it could be that Mastantuono regularly starts in a right -wing role – which seems as if the case is when things stand out. But even if that is not the case, his presence means that Rodrygo Goes would have known less at the club.
Rodrygo has been strongly associated with a switch from Real Madrid in recent weeks, and the Premier League is his most likely destination. It would be wise for the 24-year-old to leave now, because his sale would generate money, and also ensure that Alonso has a nice balance of players for the attacking positions in his team.