Overview
- The club said the separation was by mutual agreement and confirmed Arbeloa’s elevation from Castilla to head coach.
- Antonio Pintus returned to first-team duties and directed training following the coaching change.
- Coverage describes strained relations with Florentino Pérez and dressing-room flashpoints, including Kylian Mbappé’s refusal to join a post-final guard of honor and a prior Vinícius outburst.
- Alonso’s 231-day tenure spanned 34 matches with 24 wins and 6 defeats, ending after a 2-3 Supercopa loss to Barcelona.
- Arbeloa steps in without top-level managerial experience and is reported to have close ties to an agency run by Pérez’s son, with early fixtures against Albacete, Levante and Monaco set to shape his start.