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TACTICAL ANALYSIS: HOW JUDE BELLINGHAM’S POST-SURGERY SLUMP IS OPENING THE DOOR FOR PHIL FODEN
After shoulder surgery, Jude Bellingham struggles for consistency. See why Thomas Tuchel is considering Premier League rivals.
Jude Bellingham started great at Real Madrid, but lately, his performance and health have been worrying the club.
Since his shoulder surgery, he hasn't been the same player and isn't making as big of a difference as before.
He's still playing well, but not as consistently, which is also affecting his chances with the English national team.
Premier League players are pushing Bellingham.
With the 2026 World Cup coming up, there could be a tough fight for Thomas Tuchel's number ten spot, according to AS.
Bellingham used to be the first player on the team sheet, but now he has to watch out. People generally think that, unlike Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, or Declan Rice, the Real Madrid No. 5 is no longer seen as irreplaceable by the coaches.
Bellingham is mostly up against Premier League guys like Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, and even Morgan Gibbs-White.
Manchester City’s Foden is back to his best, scoring six goals in his last five league games to remind everyone how good he is.
At the same time, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, even with some injuries, is still a threat that teams have to pay special attention to.
But maybe the biggest threat to Bellingham's starting spot is Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers. The 23-year-old has been scoring a lot, including two goals in games against top teams, and Tuchel trusts him as a real option for the number 10 position.
The England coach has said that his tactics won't allow him to play all these star players at the same time, so Bellingham is facing tough competition.
Luckily, Bellingham’s play under Xabi Alonso has been getting better, and he might win La Liga’s U23 player of the month for December.
If he plays well in the second half of the season, it could really help him secure his spot on the England team for the 2026 World Cup.
THE TRENT BLUEPRINT: WHY XABI ALONSO THINKS HE CAN SIGN IBRAHIMA KONATE FOR FREE
Xabi Alonso is reportedly pushing Real Madrid to sign Ibrahima Konate. Can Liverpool keep their star defender from a free exit?
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Xabi Alonso wants Real Madrid to try and get Liverpool's 26-year-old defender, Ibrahima Konate, on the cheap next year.
A report from Fichajes, a Spanish source, says that Real Madrid's manager, Xabi Alonso, is really pushing the club to sign Ibrahima Konate. The French player's contract is up at the end of the season, and he hasn't signed a new one with Liverpool yet.
Everyone knows Real Madrid needs better defenders. Getting the French guy could really help them out. But some reports say Real Madrid isn't planning on going after Konate.
The French player has proven himself in England and is good enough to do well in La Liga, too. Getting a player this good for free would be a big win for Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Liverpool is trying to work out a new contract with him. It will be interesting to see if they can do it in the next few weeks.
Konate can start making deals with other clubs next month. It would be bad for Liverpool if they lost him. They paid around £36 million for him, so losing him for nothing would be a disaster.
The Premier League winners just lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid for free and haven't been able to find a good replacement. They don't want that to happen again.
Liverpool needs to keep Konate.
Liverpool has to do everything it can to get the French player to sign a new deal. They definitely have what it takes to help him reach his goals. The Reds even helped him win the league title last season.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid hasn't been doing so well for over a year. They want to be one of the best teams in Europe again. They need to fix their problems soon, and signing the Liverpool defender would really help.
The French guy is only 26, so he still has a lot of good years ahead of him. He could play great for Real Madrid and help them defend better. David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger aren't getting any younger, and Real Madrid will need to replace them with younger players. Signing the Liverpool defender would make perfect sense.
ACT NOW: XABI ALONSO DEMANDS THREE HUGE SIGNINGS BEFORE JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW SLAMS SHUT
Xabi Alonso targets Ibrahima Konate and Florian Wirtz for Real Madrid. Plus, the truth behind the Bruno Fernandes transfer links.
Real Madrid's coach, Xabi Alonso, isn't dropping his dream of getting Ibrahima Konate and Florian Wirtz from Liverpool over to the Bernabeu. Apparently, Real Madrid is still thinking about whether or not to go for Bruno Fernandes, who plays midfield for Man U.
With the January window coming up, the Spanish papers are full of rumours about Real Madrid trying to snatch players from Liverpool and Man U.
Alonso, who used to play midfield for Liverpool, has gotten some breathing room after winning his last few games as Madrid's coach. Now, he's supposedly trying to get Real Madrid's president, Florentino Perez, to sign three players in 2026, with a couple coming from Liverpool.
According to Defensa Central, Alonso wants Madrid to sign Ibrahima Konate and Florian Wirtz from Liverpool, plus Angelo Stiller from VfB Stuttgart, all in the January window.
Even though Alonso knows these deals are pretty much impossible and no one's arriving, he still has Konate, Wirtz, and Stiller on his wish list. But let's be real, this news outlet tends to make stuff up.
Madrid has already decided not to go after Konate, whose contract with Liverpool ends this season.
But sources say that Liverpool thinks some agents are trying to talk Madrid into changing their mind about Konate.
Alonso coached Wirtz back when he was at Bayer Leverkusen and wanted him for Madrid when he took over as coach last season. But Liverpool ended up coughing up £116 million to get the Bundesliga club to sell the German midfielder.
Real Madrid is thinking about a Bruno Fernandes deal:
Alonso wants a new midfielder, and Fichajes says that Bruno Fernandes from Man U is someone Madrid likes a lot.
The English papers said Madrid might make a move for Fernandes in the summer of 2025, and now the Spanish media is saying Real Madrid is interested in the Portuguese star.
Just keep in mind that Fichajes isn't always right, so take anything they say with a grain of salt.
The report says Madrid could pay Fernandes' release clause of €60 million, which is in his Man U contract.
But the big question is Fernandes' age. He's 31 now, and Madrid usually doesn't spend big on players that old.
The debate is whether to go for someone who can perform right away or think about the future.
Bruno Fernandes would be great from the start, but he doesn't really fit the usual transfer plan.
Sources say that Man Utd isn't planning to sell Fernandes in the January window.
Fernandes, who's hurt right now, gave a pretty explosive interview in November where he called out the Man U directors for being willing to sell him in the summer of 2025.
The Nico Paz transfer is called the deal of the century:
Madrid already has a plan to bring Nico Paz back to the Bernabeu next summer.
Paz is doing great at Como right now, after joining them from Madrid in the summer of 2024.
We've heard that Madrid plans to use the €9 million buy-back clause in Paz's contract with Como next summer.
Our transfer guy, Graeme Bailey, has reported that Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City have all tried to get Paz to change his mind. But the Argentina international midfielder is set on going back to Madrid at the end of the season.
Defensa Central is all about Madrid's decision on Paz, calling it the deal of the century.
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