Overview
- Real Madrid’s hierarchy is evaluating Alvaro Arbeloa’s future following Wednesday’s Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.
- Multiple outlets report that Jürgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino are the leading candidates, though the club has not confirmed any talks.
- The team trails Barcelona by nine points in La Liga and was knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Albacete, raising the risk of a trophyless year.
- Klopp is in a senior role with Red Bull’s football group and said in March that claims linking him to Madrid were “nonsense,” leaving his willingness to return unclear.
- Mauricio Pochettino is coaching the United States ahead of this summer’s World Cup, and his past work with stars and young talent appeals to Madrid as it weighs a broader reset around players like Jude Bellingham.