Real Madrid set date to present Xabi Alonso as new manager

Real Madrid bid farewell to one midfield legend on Thursday, but now preparations are in place to welcome back another iconic midfielder: Xabi Alonso. The Basque manager now has a presentation date, as he returns to the club he played at, replacing Carlo Ancelotti.

The Italian coach and Modric are set for an emotional farewell on Saturday from the club after Los Blancos’ final home game of the season against Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu. Already the planning for next season is under way though, with Alonso waiting to take over, and Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen already signed up.

According to Marca, Alonso will arrive in Madrid and be presented as the new manager at the Santiago Bernabeu on the morning of Monday the 26th of May. He will arrive with four assistants for his task, in the form of assistant manager Sebas Parrilla, fitness coach Alberto Encinas, another fitness coach in Ismael Camenforte Lopez and coach Benat Lebaien.

All four have been with Alonso at Leverkusen, and Parrilla knows him from their time together in Real Madrid’s academy. Camenforte spent time at Barca Atletic, New York City FC and Denmark before Leverkusen, and Labaien