{"id":15663,"date":"2025-07-10T04:53:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/real-madrid-seeks-reinforcements-after-modrics-departure-and-defeat\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T04:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:53:17","slug":"real-madrid-seeks-reinforcements-after-modrics-departure-and-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/real-madrid-seeks-reinforcements-after-modrics-departure-and-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid Seeks Reinforcements After Modri\u0107&#8217;s Departure and Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Xabi Alonso Confirms Possible Signings for Real Madrid<\/h2>\n\nReal Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has revealed that the club is seriously considering the possibility of adding new players to its squad for next season. This statement comes after the resounding 4-0 defeat against Paris-Saint Germain in the Club World Cup semi-final.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t talked about it during the Club World Cup, but from now on we are open to making improvements. We are always looking to improve and there is room for it,&#8221; Alonso stated.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h2>Luka Modri\u0107 Says Goodbye to Real Madrid<\/h2>\n\nLuka Modri\u0107&#8217;s illustrious career at Real Madrid has come to an end. Despite the painful defeat, the Croatian midfielder&#8217;s legacy transcends a single match. Modri\u0107, winner of the Ballon d&#8217;Or in 2018 and the most decorated player of the Spanish club, will join AC Milan after playing his last match with Madrid at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0710%2Fr1517192_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Modri\u0107 jug\u00f3 su \u00faltimo partido con el Real Madrid el mi\u00e9rcoles.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nSince his arrival from Tottenham Hotspur in 2012, the 39-year-old player played 597 matches and won 28 titles with Real Madrid, including six Champions Leagues.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not the desired end, it is a bitter end, but he will not be remembered for today&#8217;s game, but for other great ones,\u201d commented Alonso, who shared a dressing room with Modri\u0107 during his time as a player at Real Madrid.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nReal Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also expressed that Modri\u0107&#8217;s absence will leave a void.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>\u201cModri\u0107 always receives an ovation, not just from Real Madrid fans. He is a great player, a great teammate and we will miss him,\u201d said the Belgian.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid Goalkeeper<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso Confirms Possible Signings for Real Madrid Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has revealed that the club is seriously considering the possibility of adding new players to its squad for next season. This statement comes after the resounding 4-0 defeat against Paris-Saint Germain in the Club World Cup semi-final. &#8220;We haven&#8217;t talked about it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[787,2818,254,394],"class_list":{"0":"post-15663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-club-world-cup","9":"tag-luka-modric","10":"tag-real-madrid","11":"tag-transfer"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}