Xabi Alonso axes Real Madrid star after PSG defeat

New Real Madrid brag Xabi Alonso has seemingly made his determination connected the aboriginal of 1 of the club's stars present deemed surplus to requirements.

It comes aft Los Blancos were humbled successful the Club World Cup, losing 4-0 to PSG successful the semi finals. A last against Chelsea present awaits the Parisians.

Licking their wounds, it seems that caller Real manager Alonso has called clip connected 1 of his players who has already been heavy linked with a determination distant from the La Liga giants; some Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly funny successful the versatile forward.

And portion Rodrygo was antecedently a cardinal antheral for Los Blancos, the accomplishment of Kylian Mbappe past summertime saw the 24-year-old driblet down the Bernabeu pecking order. Rodrygo started conscionable 22 league games nether Carlo Ancelotti past season, though helium inactive managed six goals and 5 assists.

Rodrygo could permission Real Madrid (Credit:Getty)

Ancelotti exit heightened Rodrygo speculation

The Italian’s departure for Brazil saw his aboriginal plunged into further uncertainty and portion Alonso had been keen to instrumentality a look astatine the forward, it seems arsenic though his caput has been made up connected the striker.

Rodrygo registered conscionable 92 minutes of crippled clip astatine the Club World Cup and provided conscionable 1 assistance arsenic Real Madrid’s run came to a brutal extremity astatine the manus of European champions PSG connected Wednesday night.

He'd antecedently made his feelings known having been dropped for the 3-2 triumph implicit Borussia Dortmund, during which helium featured disconnected the seat precocious on.

European champions PSG batter Real Madrid

Goals from Fabian Ruiz, Ousmane Dembele and Goncalo Ramos capped a miserable 90 minutes for the Spanish giants, who had been unbeaten successful the contention anterior to Wednesday’s 4-0 thrashing.

The midweek Club World Cup semi-final massacre besides marked the extremity of Luka Modric’s clip astatine the club, the experienced Croatia planetary acceptable for a determination to Italian broadside AC Milan.

And it’s apt that Rodrygo, who was an unused sub against PSG, volition travel Modric retired of the Bernabeu exit this summer.

Luis Diaz has been linked with Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Image: Getty

Arsenal and Liverpool connected reddish alert

The erstwhile Santos trainee has been heavy linked with a determination to the Premier League this season, and Alonso’s determination connected the frontman volition person enactment some Arsenal and Liverpool connected reddish alert.

The Gunners, who person signed Kepa, Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard this summer, are looking to bolster their frontline successful the off-season, with Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze besides rumoured targets for the northbound London outfit.

Liverpool, meanwhile, are braced for the exit of Luis Diaz amidst reports the Colombian has handed successful a transportation request to unit a move.

Barcelona person antecedently been linked with a determination for Diaz, but Bayern Munich are present the frontrunners for the erstwhile Porto man, with the Reds identifying Rodrygo arsenic a imaginable replacement. Now deemed surplus to requirements by Alonso, it appears arsenic though Rodrygo, who besides struck 5 times and laid connected 2 assists successful the Champions League past season, has played his last crippled for Real Madrid.