Madrid, May 13 -- Real Madrid want Xabi Alonso in place as their new manager in time for the start of next month's Club World Cup.
Sources said the plan is for Alonso, 43, to travel to Madrid on June 1 to prepare the team for their
first game of the inaugural FIFA tournament on June 18 against Saudi side Al-Hilal in Miami.
Former Real, Liverpool and Spain midfielder Alonso announced on Friday he was leaving German side Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season.
It was not Alonso's intention to join up with Real this early but conversations took place last week
and the club felt it did not make sense to use an interim before the Basque manager took over.
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