Overview
- Real confirmed Xabi Alonso’s departure following the 3-2 Super Cup loss to Barcelona and placed former defender Álvaro Arbeloa in interim charge.
- Jürgen Klopp told ServusTV the rumours "have absolutely nothing to do with me," said his phone calls were not from Madrid, and reiterated his current Red Bull executive focus.
- Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg and Fabrizio Romano report Madrid admire Klopp and that he could consider an approach if he chose to return to coaching, though he has not done so publicly.
- Jude Bellingham rejected claims of a clash with Alonso on his JB5 app, calling the stories "a load of s***" and posting a respectful farewell to the coach.
- Spanish outlets have reported dressing-room friction and even quoted Alonso criticizing attitudes, and other reports speculate Klopp would demand multiple signings, but these accounts remain unconfirmed.