{"id":1300,"date":"2025-07-10T08:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:16:11","slug":"xabi-alonso-makes-views-clear-on-real-madrid-signings-there-is-room-for-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/xabi-alonso-makes-views-clear-on-real-madrid-signings-there-is-room-for-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso makes views clear on Real Madrid signings \u2013 \u2018There is room for improvement\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has implied that he is keen for Los Blancos to make more signings this summer, following a disappointing exit at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semi-finals. While he was keen to emphasize the room for improvement, the feeling is that the Basque manager believes he could do with more additions.<\/p>\n<p>Although clearly the 4-0 defeat was a tough blow for Los Blancos, Alonso highlighted after the match that it will allow him and the hierarchy to assess the their squad more accurately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, let\u2019s face it, are just beginning this new phase. There\u2019s room for improvement, and we want to do things better. We must be self-critical, but it should help us rethink things from now on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"XABI ALONSO, RUEDA DE PRENSA completa tras el APABULLANTE PSG 4 - REAL MADRID 0 | MUNDIAL DE CLUBES\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCxS_tlBFlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018I\u2019m leaving with certainties\u2019 \u2013 Xabi Alonso<\/h2>\n<p>Although Alonso would go on to say that they had not discussed changing the squad next season, he appears to have made his mind up on certain matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m leaving with certainties. This championship has told me many things. About who we are and what we need to improve. I\u2019m leaving with a composition of what we\u2019ll see. It\u2019s the last one of the 2024-25 season. In August, we\u2019ll start the 2025-26 season, which will be different. I\u2019m leaving with clear certainties.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"989\" height=\"583\" class=\"wp-image-303173 has-webp lazyload\" style=\"height:auto;max-width: 989px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Alonso has been working his charges hard on the training ground.\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rodrygo-Xabi-Alonso.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pedro Castillo\/Real Madrid via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Alonso hints at more action in the transfer market<\/h2>\n<p>Alonso was asked directly about signings this summer, and explained that he was keen for the squad to improve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t talked about the composition of the squad during the World Cup. We\u2019re willing to improve, and there\u2019s room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What signings could Real Madrid make?<\/h3>\n<p>Benfica left-back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2025\/07\/08\/real-madrid-restart-negotiations-for-e50m-signing\">Alvaro Carreras is expected to arrive in July, with Real Madrid negotiating<\/a> hard for the ex-Castilla player. Beyond that, there are no clear objectives. The main topic of debate is in midfield, where some believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2025\/07\/04\/xabi-alonso-real-madrid-debate-transfer-move\">Alonso needs a midfielder with an ability to exert control over the rhythm of the game<\/a>, but little certainty on who that could be.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2025\/07\/10\/alonso-real-madrid-signings\">Xabi Alonso makes views clear on Real Madrid signings &#8211; &#8216;There is room for improvement&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\">Football Espa\u00f1a<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has implied that he is keen for Los Blancos to make more signings this summer, following a disappointing&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1300"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1303,"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions\/1303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}