Real Madrid reassure ex-academy talent that they will do ‘everything’ to sign him after Club World Cup | OneFootball

Xabi Alonso has arrived at Real Madrid with a clear plan and mental blueprint in place of how to take the team forward.

Taking over after a season where the club failed to win any of the three major competitions, the pressure is on the manager to turn things around fast and he has thus wasted no time in communicating his requirements.

Two of his requested signings have been completed while the Franco Mastantuono deal is also all but complete.

As relayed earlier today, however, the manager still has a list of three signings that he demands after the FIFA Club World Cup, and Alvaro Carreras is one of them.

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Alonso sees Carreras to be an important cog in his plans for the season ahead and all signs point to the club accelerating his signing after the upcoming tournament.

The initial idea was always to sign him before the Club World Cup, but Benfica’s high asking price and tough negotiations complicated matters for Real Madrid. As relayed by MARCA, however, the club remain calm.

Carreras’ operation on hold for now. (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)

The Merengues’ representatives have even called Carreras to tell him that the club will do everything possible to sign him after the Club World Cup and to thus remain calm about his future.

It has, after all, not been an easy set of weeks for the player who has been waiting for the call from Madrid confirming his move and immediate incorporation into the team. Instead, he is now playing the same event but for his current employers.

From Manchester United’s buyback clause to the clause in his contract that deemed the English club recipients of a bonus in case of a transfer, there have been numerous hurdles in Real Madrid’s pursuit of Carreras.

The hope, however, is that the steam will cool down after the Club World Cup and that a solution can be worked out.

Real Madrid do not have plans for any alternatives and are fully focused on landing Carreras. But everything will have to wait until next month.