Starting from the appointment of new manager Xabi Alonso, to completing two new major signings in Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold, while also closing the deal for Franco Mastantuono, Real

Unsurprisingly given their domination of the UEFA Champions League in the 21st century, Real Madrid are record five-time winners of the FIFA Club World Cup.However, such an impressive history in the competition will matter little heading into this summer’s reformatted and expanded iteration of the tournament,

Real Madrid have always been driven by star players - can Alonso break the cycle by imposing a tactical ideology to take the club into a new era?