Real Madrid news

The Frenchman is fit and firing again for Los Blancos, while the former Manchester United boss has made a poor start to his new job

Real Madrid have derailed Tottenham's ambitions of signing Nico Paz, with the Spanish giants hoping to bring him back to the club next year.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has heaped praise upon Rodrygo and Franco Mastantuono and believes they will play major role this season.

Xabi Alonso has moved to clarify his decision-making process after leaving Vinicius Jr. on the bench for Sunday's comfortable league win.

Dani Ceballos has hinted at his potential exit from Real Madrid in this ongoing summer window.

Several players are running out of time as they look to avoid the nightmare scenario of spending most of the season sitting on the bench

Tottenham have reportedly submitted an improved transfer bid worth €70m (£61m/$82m) for Como star Nico Paz, but the Serie A side have rejected the offer. Spurs have made Paz their primary target after missing out on Eberechi Eze to arch-rivals Arsenal. However, Paz wants to stay at Como this season before returning to Real Madrid, who have a buy-back option on the Argentine.

Xabi Alonso's side weren't particularly impressive on Sunday but still secured their second La Liga win in a row to open the season

Xabi Alonso surprisingly omitted new signing Trent Alexander-Arnold from Real Madrid's starting lineup against Real Oviedo in their second La Liga match of the new season as veteran Spanish full-back Dani Carvajal returned to the lineup. Another new signing, Franco Mastantuono was handed his first start, while Rodrygo was slotted into the attack, despite reported transfer interest from Manchester City.

Real Madrid are bracing themselves for late offers from Premier League trio Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City for out-of-favour forward Rodrygo.

Some players have refused to sign a contract despite having the pen in their hand, while others have gone into hiding to avoid a transfer

Dani Ceballos' preference when it comes to his future has been made clear, with reports from Spain pointing towards interest from Champions League clubs.

Manchester United are not interested in signing Real Madrid target Angelo Stiller despite rumors linking the German to the Red Devils.