Liverpool will be hoping David Alaba rejects Real Madrid's offer to pay him off as Los Blancos have 'promised' Xabi Alonso a Reds star as his replacement.

The Spanish coach started this phase of his career on the bench at the academy of Los Blancos, a fact highlighted by the club president, Florentino Perez: “We all knew very well what your fate would be since you first sat on a bench in 2018, with Infantil A,” he said.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso will be hoping to get a good read on his squad during the month of June, as he begins work with his squad and then takes them off to the Club World Cup. There is some