It is said that Alonso needs to clean the lineup, but no one cares about the two major defenders.

Recently, according to Real Madrid's team reporter Mario Cortegana, Real Madrid coach Alonso has to clean up the two "glass men" in the lineup. All are defensive players, one is 33-year-old veteran Alaba, and the other is 30-year-old Ferran Mendy.

Why did Real Madrid clean up these two defending generals this summer? The reason is simple. The club's senior management and coaching staff have basically lost patience with these two players who are constantly injured. From a realistic perspective, if these two high-paid "glass men" can be sold, it will greatly reduce Real Madrid's operating costs, which is undoubtedly crucial to the team's financial health and future planning.

First look at the 33-year-old Alaba, who is 1.80 meters tall, has a left-footed player, and focuses on the central defender position, but can also play as a left-back and midfielder. He currently has one year contract with Real Madrid, with the estimated price of Germany and the price is 6 million euros. Last season, Alaba played only 14 times for Real Madrid in various competitions, with only 7 starts, and the total playing time was only 599 minutes, which was basically a useless team. But his annual salary is as high as 22.5 million euros. Such a huge difference in efforts and returns is naturally difficult for Real Madrid to accept. Considering his current situation, Alaba naturally has to rely on his contract to leave the team until his contract expires. After all, Real Madrid's high salary is too tempting. So, in order to relieve the pressure, Real Madrid would be better off selling him this summer. But considering his age and injuries, how easy is it to sell it?

Let's look at the 30-year-old Mendy, who is also a 1.80-meter-tall left-footed player, and he mainly plays in the left-back position. He has a three-year contract with Real Madrid, and the estimated price of Germany is 14 million euros. Last season, Mendy made a total of 31 appearances for Real Madrid in various competitions, including 28 starts, with a total of 2,244 minutes. Judging from the appearance data, it is obviously much better than Alaba. But Mendy's annual salary is as high as 10.42 million euros, and he is also vitreous and prone to injury, which makes him unwilling to the transfer market.

The most troublesome thing is that Alaba and Ferran Mendy are still recovering from injuries. It is too difficult for Real Madrid to clean up these two wounded people. After all, who would be willing to spend money on injury? Unless Real Madrid chooses to terminate the contract or rent out the money, it will be difficult to send them away. It has to be said that these two former defensive aces have completely become two major burdens for Real Madrid.

, especially Alaba, who is already 33 years old, will further decline with his age and the impact of injuries, which will be a big burden that no one cares about. As expected, Real Madrid had to let him leave after the contract.