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Real Madrid Parts With Xabi Alonso, Promotes Álvaro Arbeloa to Head Coach

Club statements frame the exit as a mutual agreement, with Spanish reports describing internal doubts about Alonso’s project.

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Overview

  • Real Madrid announced Alonso’s departure on Monday and, minutes later, confirmed former defender Álvaro Arbeloa as the new first‑team coach.
  • Alonso leaves after 34 matches with a 24‑4‑6 record and no titles, one day after a 3-2 Supercopa de España final loss to Barcelona.
  • The team sits second in La Liga on 45 points, four behind Barcelona, and remains within the Champions League league‑phase positions for the last 16.
  • AS reported concerns within the hierarchy about Alonso’s rapport with the dressing room and the staff’s physical preparation of players.
  • Arbeloa, a youth‑system coach since 2020 and Castilla boss since June 2025, is slated for his debut on Wednesday against Albacete in the Copa del Rey.