Real Madrid has high hopes for the upcoming Club World Cup, where the best teams in the world will compete. FIFA has completely revamped the tournament, which has led Florentino to dig deep into his pockets to strengthen the squad and earn a lot of money in prizes. Xabi Alonso will start preparations next Monday, but his plans for this tournament are clear, to the point that Fabrizio Romano has already leaked them.
4 new features in Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid
Speaking on DAZN, Fabrizio Romano was clear: "Playing 4-3-3 now is the best because there's a World Cup and there's not much time to prepare for it. It's the tactical idea that Real Madrid knows very well."
In this regard, the journalist indicated that the three new faces in the squad will start as starters for Xabi Alonso. "Carreras, Alexander-Arnold, Huijsen... The idea Madrid has is to start like this, then we'll see what happens during the World Cup and next season in La Liga and Champions," Romano stated.
Finally, he concluded: "Players like Alexander-Arnold, for whom Madrid has paid a significant amount of money to have in the Club World Cup. He's a key player for Xabi Alonso, now he has a spectacular line-up, but this isn't over."
Fabrizio Romano casts doubt on Rodrygo
In a 4-3-3, Fabrizio Romano started by putting Courtois in goal, where there wouldn't be any surprises. Despite this, in the defensive line we find three of the new features: Arnold on the right, Carreras on the left, and a center with Asencio and Dean Huijsen.
After all the rumors, the Italian confirmed that Xabi Alonso will give his full trust to Tchouameni as the pivot. The Frenchman will be accompanied by Fede Valverde and Bellingham as interiors.
Finally, the player accompanying Mbappé and Vinícius up front will be Arda Güler. The Turk has Xabi's full trust and will take the place Rodrygo has held in recent years. It's expected that there will soon be a conversation with the Brazilian forward to discuss his future: nothing is ruled out.