Carlo Ancelotti’s tenure at Real Madrid seems destined to end when his contract with the white club expires in the 2026 summer. By then, the leaders led by Florentino Pérez should already have his successor, a task they would be trying to solve diligently to avoid future surprises in the transfer market.
The name everyone is thinking of in this debate is none other than Xabi Alonso. The Bayer Leverkusen coach remains in Germany after a very hectic 2024 summer regarding his future, with doubts about his possible transfer by Liverpool. The red entity had to endure the departure of Jürgen Klopp, a fan idol. And the name of the Basque coach was undoubtedly on the table.
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Ultimately, it was Arne Slot who took on those tasks, since the team is leading the Premier League and is a reference in the Champions League group stage. Beyond the relative success the coach enjoys leading the Merseyside playersthe Valdebebas offices breathe a sigh of relief because they’d have left behind a potential rival in Xabi’s transfer.
The increasingly evident approach between the coach with a txuri-urdin past and the Meringue entity is becoming more apparent. This is evidenced by the latest moves by the Leverkusen coachwho will soon visit Ciudad Real Madrid according to the information published by Relief.
First steps
However, that circumstance is not due to a transfer by the Madrid club. Quite the opposite: the werkself team will use Madrid’s facilities to train and prepare for the Champions League match against Atlético this Tuesday. This arrangement allows for many coincidences and chance encounters, such as those that could occur with Ancelotti. Or some members of the white board, led by Florentino.
-It hasn’t been the only time Xabi Alonso has been in Madrid recently. “Relevo” also reports that the Basque coach visited Ciudad Real Madrid last Decembera very noteworthy trip but one that wouldn’t be coincidental. This digital newspaper points out that the Basque coach had returned to the Spanish capital to leave his residence in perfect condition.
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The improvements Xabi would have ordered to implement in his Madrid home would have been personally supervised by the coach himself, a decision that has sparked much debate. His transfer by Real Madrid could be approaching much faster than it seems, judging by the decisions made by Xabi Alonso… as well as his two visits to the Valdebebas Sports City within two months.
The doubts regarding Ancelotti’s continuityeven for the next season, would have brought Xabi closer to the home bench at Santiago Bernabéu sooner than expected. The white executives will seek to secure the incorporation of their “favorite” before it’s too late… an idea about the future of his own career that Xabi Alonso himself would share.
