Former Real midfielder Alonso signed a three-year deal in May last year when succeeding Carlo Ancelotti.

Alonso had come under increasing pressure and the club announced the decision following Sunday’s Spanish Super defeat to Barcelona.

Barca were trailing 2-0 when Rashford was taken off at half-time before Pedri, Ferran Torres and Unai Elgezabal’s last-gasp own goal snatched victory.

Rashford ended last season on loan at Aston Villa

Barcelona sporting director Deco revealed last week the club are intent on bringing the highly-rated 22-year-old winger to the Nou Camp.

The Spanish giants confirmed the appointment of their former midfielder on a three-year contract on Sunday.

Mbappe had failed to score in Madrid’s opening three league fixtures, which resulted in the champions dropping points at Mallorca and Las Palmas.

The champions currently lie in fifth place in the league table.

Serge Gnabry was Bayern Munich’s hero as they left it late to launch the new Bundesliga campaign with a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Wolfsburg.

The 44-year-old announced his decision to leave in January.

The England midfielder was shown a red card at the end of last week’s 2-2 draw at Valencia.

The 20-year-old had been sidelined ahead of the international break, missing England’s final Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Mbappe is expected to leave Paris St Germain at the end of the season.