Not long ago, it was reported that Xabi Alonso would only have five first-team players available when his Real Madrid team kickstart training for next season on June 9.This was largely due to

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is set to add Tristan Celador to his staff at the club, according to Mario Cortegana of The Athletic. Real Madrid have had Celador around at the club for the last 20 years, and he certainly has the experience to help players individually.

The Spanish coach started this phase of his career on the bench at the academy of Los Blancos, a fact highlighted by the club president, Florentino Perez: “We all knew very well what your fate would be since you first sat on a bench in 2018, with Infantil A,” he said.