According to Onda Cero, Carlo Ancelotti has made the decision to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. Spanish radio assures that Xabi Alonso is the huge favorite to succeed him.
The circle would be closed. Eleven years after leaving Real Madrid as a player, Xabi Alonso could well return to the Merengue club. But this time in his coaching costume. According to Onda Cero, the current coach of Bayer Leverkusen is in fact the big favorite to succeed Carlo Ancelotti, announced his departure at the end of the season by Spanish radio.
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Real midfielder between 2009 and 2014, Xabi Alonso has made a perfect transition to coaching. Last season, he led Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title and the Europa League final.
Under contract until June 2026 with Leverkusen
According to Onda Cero, the Spanish coach's entourage does not want to get too excited about the possibility of his arrival on the Real bench, considering that the end of the season is still long. Xabi Alonso is under contract with the German club until June 2026.
-After extending in December 2023, at a time when his name was insistently announced by the Brazilian selectionAncelotti feels like he has reached the end of a cycle. As assured by Spanish radio, he continues to be very happy on a daily basis, but his decision is made and nothing can make him change his mind, not even one or more titles at the end of the season.
If Xabi Alonso is indeed chosen by Florentino Perez to succeed the Italian, his task promises to be immense. After a first stint on the Real Madrid bench between 2013 and 2015, Ancelotti returned to the Spanish capital in 2021. In total, over his two stints, he won three Champions Leagues (2014, 2022 and 2024), two La Liga (2022 and 2024) and two Coupes du Roi (2014 and 2023).
