There is an air of inevitability now around Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid joining forces in the summer, and that could lead to some interesting transfer activity.

Real Madrid are expected to be in the market for multiple players this summer, but one target looks to be slipping out of range before the transfer window has even opened.This summer will mark a new

If we learned something from Xabi Alonso's spell at Bayer Leverkusen, it was how he was able to improve the performances of some young stars on the German roster, such as Florian Wirtz, who scored 34 goals over the last two years,