New Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso paid special attention to promising young Turkish midfielder Arda Güler as “Los Blancos” began their FIFA Club World Cup campaign in the United States.

According to Mezar, Alonso is very impressed by Güler’s clear physical transformation. “He is stronger than I thought. He has good bodybuilding compared to his age.” Alonso was quoted in Defence Central.

This positive surprise comes from the strict physical training process under the guidance of physical coach Antonio Pintus, who helped Güler increase muscle and physical strength more ready for the best football environment.

Güler’s potential has long been recognized, when Alonso himself wanted to loan the player to Bayer Leverkusen. However, Real Madrid resolutely refused, showing strong faith in the future of the Turkish midfielder at the Bernabéu.

Real Madrid believe that under Alonso, Guler will have the opportunity to play more often. Although he was not used much last season (only 1,773 minutes of competition), Guler showed impressive performances as he scored 5 goals and created 6, making the most of the rare opportunities. This effect, together with his sublimated form at the end of the season, is to motivate him to step up to a more prominent role.

With Alonso, the FIFA Club World Cup is an important launch for his new project. “We are starting a new phase and we have to prioritize the core: who we want to be, how we are going to play and feel,” Alonso said when the team arrived in the United States.

About three weeks after the official launch, the strategist is gradually gathering the full squad, with Arda Güler and the two columns of Vinicius Junior and Andriy Lunin in Florida on June 14.

He admitted that the preparation period is very urgent: “Everything must be accelerated, because we have very little time to meet and practice together. Today Lunin, Vini Jr. and Arda will arrive. We will start to form the squad and only three training sessions before the match. But we come here with excitement and sweat to build a successful tournament and go to the final.”

The trio joined the entire squad to prepare for the opening match against Al-Hilal at the Hard Rock Stadium on June 18. This military festival helped Alonso assess the physical condition of the top stars who are fulfilling their national team obligations.

Clearly, Arda Güler faces a great opportunity to assert himself in Alonso’s plan. Even if Real Madrid plans to acquire young talent Franco Mastastuono, it does not diminish Güler’s importance. The Club World Cup is a stage for Turkish talent to express themselves and gain an official position in the new “Los Blancos” era.