In response, club president Florentino Perez hired Alonso and sanctioned around €180million (£155m; $210.5m) to be spent on new players, including defenders Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with exciting young Argentine playmaker Franco Mastantuono.

Xabi Alonso praised the impact of Real Madrid's new signings, including debutant Franco Mastantuono, after the team beat Osasuna 1-0 in their opening game of the LaLiga season on Tuesday.

Despite Real Madrid earning three points after their 1-0 win over Osasuna, Xabi Alonso acknowledged the team's efforts in trying to score more goals. Alonso started a front three of Vinicius Jr., Kylian Mbappe,