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Amanda Langell

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Five potential xabi alonso replacements at real madrid ranked | Mind Blowing Facts

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is facing the sack just five months into the 2025–26 season, opening the door for a blockbuster candidate to replace him at the biggest club in the world.

Following in the footsteps of Carlo Ancelotti, the club’s greatest manager of all time, was always going to be a challenge for Alonso. Yet his success at Bayer Leverkusen, along with the star-studded squad waiting for him in Madrid, sent expectations into the stratosphere.

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