Real Madrid receive negative on primary Alonso replacement option

Actual Madrid handed Xabi Alonso a three-year contract in the summertime, with no actual options to the place. Now with the Basque supervisor’s future up within the air, they’re being compelled to improvise potential options.

Alonso’s job is on the road as he goes into the ultimate three video games of the 12 months towards Alaves (A), Talavera de la Reina (A) and Sevilla (H). Alvaro Arbeloa has been touted because the almost definitely to take over if he’s dismissed, however the names of Zinedine Zidane and Jurgen Klopp have once more been delivered to the fore.

Jurgen Klopp amongst Actual Madrid most well-liked decisions

Zidane appears to be off the playing cards although, as he awaits the France nationwide workforce in 2026. Florian Plettenberg has reported that Klopp is amongst the popular choices on the Bernabeu.

🚨⚪️ Xabi #Alonso is anticipated to be given a minimum of the match on Sunday in Alaves.

Perceive within the occasion of a dismissal (which Actual Madrid are eager to keep away from), Jürgen #Klopp is among the many candidates.@SkySportDE 🇪🇸🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/KNNsyWjXDA

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) December 11, 2025

Purple Bull government shuts down Klopp hyperlinks

Nevertheless Purple Bull’s World Director of Soccer, and colleague of Klopp, Oliver Mintzlaff, has completed his finest to close down the story.

“He has made it clear that he doesn’t need to be a coach in the mean time,” he instructed the Leipzigier Volkszeitung at an occasion (through Sport).

Klopp retired from administration after leaving Liverpool 18 months in the past, and has taken a task extra distant from the depth of the day-to-day, overseeing the soccer operations at Purple Bull.

Klopp hyperlinks have been denied in the summertime

Earlier than Alonso was appointed, Klopp was additionally introduced up as an possibility to switch Carlo Ancelotti. Regardless of the robust backing he has from presidential advisor Anas Laghrari, Klopp’s agent publicly declared that he had little interest in the transfer, explaining that he was content material in his present position.

It leaves Los Blancos in one thing of a clumsy place. Whereas Arbeloa is very regarded on the membership, neither he nor fellow acquainted choices Santiago Solari or Raul Gonzalez are notably inspiring.