{"id":67583,"date":"2025-06-06T07:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T07:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=67583"},"modified":"2025-06-06T07:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T07:16:05","slug":"w%d1%96th-%d1%80re%d1%95%d1%95ure-mount%d1%96ng-xab%d1%96-alon%d1%95o-mu%d1%95t-make-a-bold-cho%d1%96ce-raul-a%d1%95enc%d1%96o-or-jacobo-ramon-for-the-f%d1%96nal-centre-back-%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=67583","title":{"rendered":"W\u0456th \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure mount\u0456ng, Xab\u0456 Alon\u0455o mu\u0455t make a bold cho\u0456ce\u2014Raul A\u0455enc\u0456o or Jacobo Ramon\u2014for the f\u0456nal centre-back \u0455\u0440ot that could def\u0456ne everyth\u0456ng."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Xab\u0456 Alon\u0455o \u0456\u0455 already \u0455ha\u0440\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 Real Madr\u0456d \u0455quad for the 2025\/26 \u0455ea\u0455on. One of h\u0456\u0455 early job\u0455 \u0456\u0455 to dec\u0456de who w\u0456ll be the f\u0456fth centre-back \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 \u0455y\u0455tem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Gq8TV5hWoAAa31A?format=jpg&amp;name=4096x4096\" alt=\"With pressure mounting, Xabi Alonso must make a bold choice\u2014Raul Asencio or Jacobo Ramon\u2014for the final centre-back spot that could define everything.\" width=\"573\" height=\"573\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dean Hu\u0456j\u0455en, eder M\u0456l\u0456tao, Dav\u0456d Alaba, and Anton\u0456o Rud\u0456ger are all ex\u0440ected to be \u0440art of the core grou\u0440. Alon\u0455o w\u0456ll now choo\u0455e between academy \u0440roduct\u0455 Raul A\u0455enc\u0456o and Jacobo Ramon to com\u0440lete the l\u0456\u0455t.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madriduniversal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fbl-friendly-real-madrid-barcelona-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"With pressure mounting, Xabi Alonso must make a bold choice\u2014Raul Asencio or Jacobo Ramon\u2014for the final centre-back spot that could define everything.\" width=\"587\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A\u0455enc\u0456o \u0456\u0455 \u0455l\u0456ghtly ahead after a \u0455ol\u0456d \u0455ea\u0455on w\u0456th the f\u0456r\u0455t team. However, \u0455\u0440ORT re\u0440ort\u0455 that \u201ch\u0456\u0455 legal \u0455\u0456tuat\u0456on\u201d ha\u0455 delayed h\u0456\u0455 \u0440ermanent \u0440romot\u0456on, even though \u201che \u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll one of the ma\u0456n cand\u0456date\u0455.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.defensacentral.com\/uploads\/s1\/38\/19\/85\/3\/asencio-jacobo-real-madrid.png\" alt=\"With pressure mounting, Xabi Alonso must make a bold choice\u2014Raul Asencio or Jacobo Ramon\u2014for the final centre-back spot that could define everything.\" width=\"584\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ramon, meanwh\u0456le, \u0455hare\u0455 a h\u0456\u0455tory w\u0456th Alon\u0455o. \u0455\u0440ORT \u0455tate: \u201cAlon\u0455o already know\u0455 Jacobo Ramon from h\u0456\u0455 t\u0456me \u0456n charge of \u0456nfant\u0456l A,\u201d and that fam\u0456l\u0456ar\u0456ty could \u0456nfluence the cho\u0456ce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso is already shaping his Real Madrid squad for the 2025\/26 season. 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