Xabi Alonso decides Real Madrid's top transfer target after Club World Cup humiliation to PSG

Real Madrid are inactive looking to marque additions to their first-team squad this summer, according to Xabi Alonso – and it appears they person a people successful caput arsenic they stay "open" to making improvements.

Questions were raised this week aft Los Blancos suffered a humiliating 4-0 decision to Paris Saint-Germain successful the Club World Cup semi-final.

Antonio Rudiger and Raul Asencio some made uncharacteristic errors to acquisition PSG an aboriginal two-goal lead, and if it wasn't for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, the scoreline could person been an embarrassing 1 for Los Blancos.

Speaking aft the full-time whistle, manager Xabi Alonso was honorable astir their stance successful the summertime market.

"We haven't talked astir it during the Club World Cup but from present connected we're unfastened to making improvements," helium said. "We are ever looking to amended and there's country for improvement."

Dean Huijsen, who joined from Bournemouth this summertime for a reported £50 million, volition apt beryllium a regular starter nether Alonso, but his centre-back spouse remains uncertain arsenic Eder Militao and David Alaba proceed to conflict with fittingness issues.

There are presently 5 centre-backs successful the first-team squad astatine Madrid, but the presumption is deemed successful request of reinforcement. Step forward, Ibrahima Konate.

Konate is said to beryllium keen connected a summertime determination to Madrid, according to Spanish work AS, who assertion the France planetary has nary volition of signing a caller declaration with Premier League champions Liverpool.

With that successful mind, Liverpool are reportedly unfastened to cashing successful connected Konate to debar a repetition of the Trent Alexander-Arnold saga.

Alonso says Madrid are looking to marque additions to their squad this summer. Image credit: Getty

It is said the Spanish nine would similar to motion Konate arsenic a escaped cause adjacent summer, but if a defender is sold – with David Alaba being mentioned successful the study – past they could marque a determination successful this window.

Madrid, meanwhile, are consenting to wage astir €20-25 cardinal [£17.2-21.5m] for Konate this summer, but volition not spell immoderate higher.

Ibrahima Konate is 'disappointed' by Liverpool's declaration offer

Last month, a study from The Guardian claimed Konate was near 'disappointed' by Liverpool’s declaration offer. His representatives were said to beryllium pushing for a higher basal wage aft the connection was heavy based connected gathering definite show targets.

A caller woody was reportedly delayed by Liverpool's absorption connected negotiating with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.

Konate moved to Liverpool from Bundesliga broadside RB Leipzig successful the summertime of 2021 for £36 million. He has played 132 games for the club, which includes 42 appearances crossed each competitions nether Arne Slot past season.