Confirmed! Xabi Alonso agrees with Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid is too much for him, he is leaving.

Carlo Ancelotti can be considered, without exaggeration, the best coach in Real Madrid's history. The Italian manager won every possible title at Bernabéu, building a golden era that will remain forever in the memory of Madridists. His greatest strength was his management of the locker room, achieving that a group full of stars functioned as a solid and competitive unit.

Under his leadership, Real Madrid combined individual talent with efficient, winning soccer. Carlo Ancelotti understood the club's DNA better than anyone and knew how to get the most out of footballers like Benzema, Modric, or Vinícius. However, after several years of success, his message began to lose strength and the team showed signs of exhaustion.

Xabi Alonso, the savior of Real Madrid?

For that reason, the club decided to make a change and bet on Xabi Alonso, the new white hope. His arrival on the bench was met with enthusiasm by the fans, who saw in him the natural heir to the great strategists of European soccer. Xabi promised a tactical revolution, a modern style based on high pressing and control through possession.

The start caused excitement, but as the weeks went by, the similarities with the final stage of Carlo Ancelotti have become evident. Xabi Alonso almost always trusts the same players and has shown little courage to give opportunities to the youngest. One of the main victims of this philosophy has been Endrick, the Brazilian forward expected to mark an era.

Endrick is the ultimate proof that nothing has changed

Even though the team needed freshness in attack to achieve victory, Endrick once again was left without minutes in Vallecas. His expression on the bench said it all: resignation and frustration for not being counted on by his coach. In fact, with Xabi Alonso he has played only 11 minutes out of the possible 1,440 this season, a ridiculous figure for a talent of his projection.

Expectations were enormous when Endrick arrived at Real Madrid. He was presented as one of the most promising gems in world soccer, a different kind of player capable of breaking games open with his power and goal-scoring instinct. However, as already happened with Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazilian isn't counted on by Xabi Alonso either.

Endrick leaves to show his great talent

Everything indicates that Endrick will go out on loan in January to Olympique de Lyon, a club that has already shown a firm interest in acquiring his services. Lyon offers him minutes, trust, and the chance to grow in a less demanding league. From there, the Brazilian hopes to prove to Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso that they've been wrong about him.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid could accept the loan to prevent the case from becoming an internal problem. Florentino Pérez still believes in his potential, but he understands that he needs to play to develop. If the plan works out, Endrick will seek in France what he hasn't found at Bernabéu: time, trust, and a real opportunity.

Thus, what should have been a story of growth has turned into a foretold disappointment. Neither Carlo Ancelotti nor Xabi Alonso have managed to find a place for Endrick. The Brazilian will leave with the feeling that the club was too big for him because of those who didn't believe in him.