Xabi Alonso: Real Madrid head coach leaves club an...

Xabi Alonso has left his place as head coach of Actual Madrid after simply seven months within the position.

Alvaro Arbeloa, who has been coach of Actual Madrid’s B crew since June 2025 – and in addition spent the final six years working with the academy – has been named as Alonso’s alternative.

Actual introduced Alonso’s departure only a day after the membership’s defeat to Barcelona within the Spanish Tremendous Cup closing in Saudi Arabia.

Alonso departs with Actual additionally second within the LaLiga desk, 4 factors behind leaders Barcelona on the halfway stage of the marketing campaign.

The Spanish giants are additionally seventh within the Champions League desk having gained 4 our of their six video games, dropping the opposite two.

A Actual Madrid assertion introduced the membership had parted methods with Alonso, who additionally had a stellar taking part in profession on the membership, through “mutual settlement”.

The assertion continued: “Xabi Alonso will all the time have the love and admiration of all Madrid followers as a result of he’s a Actual Madrid legend and has all the time represented the values ​​of our membership. Actual Madrid will all the time be his house.

“Our membership thanks Alonso and his whole technical crew for his or her work and dedication throughout this time, and desires them the perfect of luck on this new stage of their lives.”

Alonso was employed by Actual in the summertime as Carlo Ancelotti’s alternative – after guiding Bayer Leverkusen to the German league and cup double in opposition to the percentages in 2024.

He was beforehand linked to the Liverpool job when Jurgen Klopp introduced he would go away Anfield in the identical yr – however opted to remain at Leverkusen for one more season earlier than transferring to Madrid.

Who’s new Actual Madrid head coach Arbeloa?

Arbeloa has been head coach of Actual Madrid Castilla – the membership’s B crew – for the reason that begin of this season.

The 42-year-old was beforehand a coach in Actual’s academy, having a very good spell with the membership’s Juvenil A aspect – the Below-19s squad.

Within the 2022-23 season, Arbeloa guided the Juvenil crew to the treble – profitable their league, Copa del Rey match and the Champions Cup title – and gained one other league title with the crew final season.

Arbeloa was additionally a Actual Madrid participant – and was a former team-mate of Alonso’s at each the Spanish giants, the Spain nationwide crew and in addition Liverpool.