Xabi Alonso managing Real Madrid at the Club World Cup now a possibility – report | OneFootball

Last night’s humiliating 3-0 loss to Arsenal, following a league loss to Valencia over the weekend, has sent the alarm bells ringing at Real Madrid.

In a matter of few days, both their La Liga and UEFA Champions League trophy hopes are now almost dashed and are hanging by a thread.

Questions have been asked about manager Carlo Ancelotti and his future at the club all through the season and they have only grown louder now.

Xabi Alonso to take over soon?

As such, journalist Ramon Alvarez (h/t RM4Arab) now claims that it is not entirely ruled out that Real Madrid will have a new manager – Xabi Alonso – going into the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA this summer.

Alonso, currently the manager of Bayer Leverkusen, has been highlighted as the successor to Ancelotti at the Santiago Bernabeu for quite some time now.

Ancelotti’s job in danger. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Even though the Bundesliga giants insist that the former midfielder will remain at the helm for next season, there are no guarantees and Ancelotti’s situation could swiftly spark a change.

For now, Real Madrid are still alive on all three fronts – La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the Champions League.

However, considering the overall performances of the team this season, even trophies might not guarantee Ancelotti’s continuity.

As such, the possibility of Alonso taking over the reins, as early as the FIFA Club World Cup starting in June, very much exists on the table.

However, any decision will not be made right now and Real Madrid will wait until the rest of the season plays out.