Xabi Alonso on Real Madrid player leaning towards January exit

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso spent most of his pre-match press conference ahead of their tie with Valencia answering questions about Vinicius Junior. While Alonso declared the issue resolved, one player whose future is far from settled is that Endrick Felipe.

The eruption of Gonzalo Garcia Torres was unforeseen, and he finished top scorer at the Club World Cup. That earned Garcia a place in the squad and in Xabi Alonso’s consideration. While Garcia himself has featured infrequently, and Endrick only returned to action a little over a month ago, to all intents and purposes, Garcia has been granted the minutes the Brazilian would have received.

Xabi Alonso makes no promise of more game…