{"id":52376,"date":"2025-06-12T07:43:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T07:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=52376"},"modified":"2025-06-12T07:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T07:43:28","slug":"xabi-alonso-real-madrid-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/xabi-alonso-real-madrid-club-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Florentino Perez Did Not Want Xabi Alonso to Manage Real Madrid at FIFA Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Real Madrid president Florentino Perez did not want Xabi Alonso to manage the club at the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perez wanted former manager Santiago Solari to oversee the tournament before giving the reins to Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid, who finished the 2024\/25 season without a major trophy, begin their Club World Cup campaign with a clash against Al Hilal on June 18.<\/p>\n<h2>Florentino Perez Did Not Want Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid Manager at the FIFA Club World Cup<\/h2>\n<p>The 2024\/25 season was a tough one to swallow for Real Madrid. Despite having arguably the strongest squad in the world, Los Blancos fell flat in all three major competitions. They lost the LaLiga and Copa del Rey to Barcelona and exited the UEFA Champions League after a 5-1 aggregate defeat against Arsenal. Real Madrid also lost the Supercopa de Espana final to the Blaugrana.<\/p>\n<p>In the final leg of the season, Ancelotti&#8217;s departure had become evident. And Xabi Alonso, who had done wonders at Bayer Leverkusen, was always going to be his natural successor. However, as per El Confidencial, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez wanted to appoint Alonso after the FIFA Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc54 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XabiAlonso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@XabiAlonso<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ho4hpdEWZA\">pic.twitter.com\/ho4hpdEWZA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadrid\/status\/1932799984396575167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perez reportedly thought that thrusting Alonso straight into the Club World Cup was unwise. He was afraid that a poor Club World Cup campaign would put the Spanish tactician under unnecessary pressure. Perez wanted to appoint Santiago Solari specifically for the tournament, although he was never going to get the permanent job.<\/p>\n<h3>Santiago Solari Rejected Florentino Perez&#8217;s Offer<\/h3>\n<p>Florentino Perez reportedly brought the proposal to former Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari but got a swift refusal. Not only did Solari turn the job down, but he also refused to take charge of the women&#8217;s team, Real Madrid Femenino. As per El Confidencial, Solari&#8217;s refusal infuriated Perez, who then quickly appointed Xabi Alonso as permanent manager.<\/p>\n<p>Had Solari accepted, it would have been his second spell as Los Merengues&#8217; manager. He operated as the club&#8217;s manager after Julen Lopetegui was sacked in 2018\/19. Between October 2018 and March 2019, he oversaw 32 games, taking the club to 22 wins, 2 draws, and 8 defeats.<\/p>\n<h2>Xabi Alonso Announces Real Madrid&#8217;s FIFA Club World Cup Squad<\/h2>\n<p>Real Madrid have reinforced their squad ahead of the Club World Cup. They have added Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) in defence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/real-madrid-alvaro-carreras-club-world-cup-transfer\/\">Los Blancos also wanted to sign priority target Alvaro Carreras<\/a> to their ranks before the tournament, but Benfica blocked the move. He is likely to complete the transfer when the window reopens on June 16.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHuijsen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DHuijsen<\/a>: &quot;Impresiona mucho ver las 15 Copas de Europa, son la historia de este club&quot;.<br \/>\ud83c\udfa5 Entrevista completa \ud83d\udc49 RM Play<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadrid\/status\/1932913230021808450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Finally, Franco Mastantuono, whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/real-madrid-transfer-news-xabi-alonso-calls-franco-mastantuono-to-hijack-psg-deal\/\">Xabi Alonso called to persuade<\/a> to join Real Madrid, will also join the club imminently. 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