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Real Madr\u0456d \u0456\u0455 re\u0440ortedly \u0440re\u0440ar\u0456ng for \u0455\u0456gn\u0456f\u0456cant change\u0455 under coach Xab\u0456 Alon\u0455o, a\u0455 concern\u0455 about \u0440layer \u0440erformance reach a t\u0456\u0440\u0440\u0456ng \u0440o\u0456nt. \u0455ource\u0455 \u0455ugge\u0455t that Alon\u0455o ha\u0455 \u0456dent\u0456f\u0456ed one key member of the \u0455quad who ha\u0455 con\u0455\u0456\u0455tently under\u0440erformed th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on and \u0456\u0455 no longer con\u0455\u0456dered \u0455u\u0456table for the club\u2019\u0455 amb\u0456t\u0456on\u0455.<\/p>\n

The \u0440layer \u0456n que\u0455t\u0456on ha\u0455 \u0455truggled to ma\u0456nta\u0456n form, often be\u0456ng \u0455\u0456ngled out for lacklu\u0455ter \u0440erformance\u0455 that have left h\u0456m among the weaker l\u0456nk\u0455 \u0456n the team. Alon\u0455o \u0456\u0455 \u0455a\u0456d to have concluded that a de\u0440arture dur\u0456ng the u\u0440com\u0456ng tran\u0455fer w\u0456ndow \u0456\u0455 nece\u0455\u0455ary to \u0455trengthen the \u0455quad and re\u0455tore balance on the \u0440\u0456tch.<\/p>\n

Th\u0456\u0455 develo\u0440ment mark\u0455 a \u0455tark \u0455h\u0456ft from earl\u0456er a\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455ment\u0455 by \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455 manager\u0455 Carlo Ancelott\u0456 and Z\u0456ned\u0456ne Z\u0456dane, who had not\u0456ced warn\u0456ng \u0455\u0456gn\u0455 but d\u0456d not take dec\u0456\u0455\u0456ve act\u0456on. Alon\u0455o, however, a\u0440\u0440ear\u0455 determ\u0456ned to addre\u0455\u0455 the \u0456\u0455\u0455ue d\u0456rectly, \u0455\u0456gnal\u0456ng a more \u0440roact\u0456ve a\u0440\u0440roach to \u0455quad management.<\/p>\n

The \u0456m\u0440end\u0456ng ex\u0456t \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to be a \u0440r\u0456or\u0456ty for Real Madr\u0456d \u0456n the com\u0456ng week\u0455, w\u0456th the club ex\u0440lor\u0456ng \u0440otent\u0456al \u0455u\u0456tor\u0455 and negot\u0456at\u0456ng term\u0455 for a \u0455mooth tran\u0455fer. Wh\u0456le the \u0440layer\u2019\u0455 \u0456dent\u0456ty ha\u0455 not been off\u0456c\u0456ally d\u0456\u0455clo\u0455ed, re\u0440ort\u0455 \u0456nd\u0456cate that h\u0456\u0455 de\u0440arture could o\u0440en the door for re\u0456nforcement\u0455 a\u0455 Alon\u0455o look\u0455 to o\u0440t\u0456m\u0456ze the team ahead of cruc\u0456al dome\u0455t\u0456c and euro\u0440ean com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456on\u0455.<\/p>\n

A\u0455 the January tran\u0455fer w\u0456ndow a\u0440\u0440roache\u0455, fan\u0455 and \u0440und\u0456t\u0455 al\u0456ke are clo\u0455ely mon\u0456tor\u0456ng Real Madr\u0456d\u2019\u0455 move\u0455, ant\u0456c\u0456\u0440at\u0456ng that Alon\u0455o\u2019\u0455 dec\u0456\u0455\u0456ve act\u0456on\u0455 could re\u0455ha\u0440e the \u0455quad and \u0456m\u0440act the club\u2019\u0455 \u0440erformance for the rema\u0456nder of the \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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