Real Madrid sack Xabi Alonso – but another job could already be lined up

Real Madrid have sent shockwaves through European football by sacking Xabi Alonso, ending his tenure at the Santiago Bernabeu prematurely.

Despite arriving with a reputation as the continent’s brightest young tactical mind, a run of indifferent results and friction with the board has led President Florentino Pérez to pull the trigger.

However, the Spaniard is unlikely to be out of work for long, with Premier League giants already circling.

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