Xabi Alonso has been appointed Real Madrid manager, the LaLiga club said on Sunday as the Spaniard returns to the Santiago Bernabeu where he spent six seasons as a player and won several trophies. Alonso has signed a three-year contract until June 2028 and the 43-year-old replaces Carlo Ancelotti,

Xabi Alonso has been appointed as the manager of Real Madrid, returning to the club where he once played. He succeeds Carlo Ancelotti and will start ahead of the Club World Cup. Alonso, previously managing Bayer Leverkusen,

Xabi Alonso has signed a three-year contract until June 2028 and the 43-year-old replaces Carlo Ancelotti, who took charge of his last game on Saturday.