Real Madrid has agreed to make its second pre-Club World Cup signing according to Spanish radio station COPE, which cited anonymous sources.

Los Blancos have already reacted to a trophyless season, in terms of primary domestic and European trophies, plus newfound dominance from bitter rival FC Barcelona, by agreeing for head coach Carlo Ancelotti to leave at the end of the season.

He is likely to be replaced by club legend Xabi Alonso, and though there has been no official announcement from Madrid on the matter yet, the former midfielder has already announced he will step down from his head coach role at Bayer Leverkusen, who helped clinched its first Bundesliga title in 2023/2024.

As we often see when things don’t go right for the Bernabeu giants, President Florentino Perez has been getting his cheque book out to try and level up with Barca next term.

Before what is expected to be a busy summer in the transfer market starts, Madrid has already completed the signing of Bournemouth and Spain central defender Dean Hujsen, who was released from his Premier League contract after the payment of his $67 million (£50 million) release clause at the weekend.

According to COPE, Madrid has also reached another agreement with a young star because it will re-sign Nico Paz from Como prior to June 30.