Eurosport claims that the Bayer coach, under contract until 2026, will leave the club at the end of the season.
Xabi Alonso has decided to change scenery at the end of the current season, according to Eurosport. The 42-year-old Spanish technician is the main candidate to take the reins of Real Madrid from 2025-26 if, as everything suggests, Carlo Ancelotti leaves his post.
Xabi has a contract until June 2026 and pledged last summer to stay at the German club despite lucrative offers from Liverpool and Bayern Munich, with Real Madrid still in the race. With Alonso refusing to leave Bayer, the Reds opted for Arne Slot and the Bavarians for Vincent Kompany.
The meteoric career of in the final), makes him one of the most sought-after trainers on the current market.
Real Madrid is waiting for him
Former player of Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern, he took his first steps on the sidelines in the youth categories of Sociedad. From there he went straight to Bayer, which he transformed into one of the most competitive teams in Europe in a year and a half.
Alonso is therefore at the top of the list of candidates for Ancelotti's departure, ahead of Arbeloa and Raúl. Ancelotti is in his fourth season in Madrid (sixth counting his first stint) and the project is showing signs of exhaustion in recent weeks. Everything suggests that the paths of Madrid and Alonso will cross sooner or later.
