Having been announced as the new Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso will want to get things up and running as soon as possible.After a gruelling campaign laden with injuries, Alonso’s Real Madrid setup

Xabi Alonso is wasting no time at Real Madrid. Just days after taking charge, the new boss is close to sealing his first signing. And it could be a very familiar face returning home. Real Madrid have reportedly opened talks with Benfica over the transfer of Alvaro Carreras.

The Spanish coach started this phase of his career on the bench at the academy of Los Blancos, a fact highlighted by the club president, Florentino Perez: “We all knew very well what your fate would be since you first sat on a bench in 2018, with Infantil A,” he said.