Xabi Alonso is into the first few months of his Real Madrid tenure but some of his decisions have proved divisive as the club's bosses make their loyalties known

Real Madrid have placed their full backing behind Xabi Alonso amid talk of some players having issues with the new coach - Vinicius Jnr among them.

The Spaniard only arrived at the Bernabeu in the summer, taking charge of the team where he played and won the Champions League . He enjoyed some stunning exploits with Bayer Leverkusen, winning the Bundesliga, and is seen as a top tier coach.

Real hired him to replace Carlo Ancelotti but internally there have been rumblings whilst recent results have seen them loosen their grip on the race for the La Liga title. They've also suffered a first Champions League loss of the c

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