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Xabi Alonso whitethorn person uncovered the adjacent Florian Wirtz, and he's already a Real Madrid player.
Just past month, Liverpool sent shockwaves crossed each of shot aft they announced that they had signed Bayer Leverkusen prima Wirtz for a nine grounds interest of a guaranteed £100m positive a further £16m successful add-ons.
The German planetary attracted involvement from respective of the apical clubs successful Europe, including some Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, but yet opted to pen a five-year woody with the Reds.
Since then, some Bayern Munich and Real Madrid person been forced to see alternate options to the talented midfielder, a hard task fixed the information that they person some been competing successful the ongoing Club World Cup.
But it appears that Real's engaged docket astatine the contention whitethorn person travel arsenic a blessing successful disguise, arsenic it has allowed Alonso to uncover a subordinate who could beryllium the adjacent Wirtz.
Florian Wirtz signed a 5 twelvemonth declaration with Liverpool successful June. (Image: Getty)
Despite the information that Real exited the Club World Cup successful embarrassing manner following a crushing 4-0 decision to Paris Saint-Germain, the contention has allowed Alonso to get utilized to his caller team.
And successful doing so, the Spaniard has realised conscionable however talented young midfielder Arda Guler genuinely is, identifying him arsenic idiosyncratic who could fulfil the relation that Wirtz played successful Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen squad.
As pointed retired successful a study by TotalFootballAnalysis, Alonso has deployed Guler successful respective antithetic roles during the Club World Cup, figuring retired precisely however the Turkish planetary fits into his team.
Against Juventus, the 20-year-old played arsenic an invered winger portion against Dortmund helium played successful a treble pivot alongside Aurelien Tchouameni.
Arda Guler impressed during the Club World Cup. (Image: Getty)
On some occasions, the youngster stood retired arsenic 1 of the champion players connected the pitch, demonstrating that, similar Wirtz, helium is susceptible of receiving and walk the shot rapidly astatine awesome ranges portion besides creating chances for his teammates.
Although Real boast respective of the world's champion midfielders, including the likes of Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde, nary amended acceptable the relation that Wirtz played for Alonso's astatine his erstwhile nine than Guler.
Wirtz made 119 appearances for Alonso, and truthful leaves large shoes to fill, but Guler tin replicate the tactical flexibility that the German gave Alonso astatine Leverkusen, and truthful we could spot him go a regular portion of the Real Madrid squad adjacent season.
