Plenty of people have put two and two together and come out with Real Madrid, after Xabi Alonso turned down offers from Liverpool and Bayern Munich to fulfil his contract with Bayer Leverkusen. That deal ends in 2025, and many expect him to join Los Blancos thereafter.
As per Relevo, that was the talk in the corridors of the AVIVA Stadium in Dublin, as Leverkusen took on Atalanta in the Europa League final. Those at the German club expect Alonso to head to the Santiago Bernabeu next summer. That is their plan, and they consider him the ideal coach to progress a talented young squad.
There is one potential obstacle – Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian surpassed even Real Madrid’s expectations this season, and extended Ancelotti’s contract until 2026. If Ancelotti were to repeat similar work next season, then they would make Alonso wait another year, rather than sacking a successful manager in Ancelotti.
Certainly it is impossible to put a caveat against Alonso’s management so far. The rise from second-bottom to top of the Bundesliga in less than two seasons is remarkable, and while die Werkself were denied an unbeaten season against Atalanta, few will reproach him for that. Ancelotti’s staying power has been a surprise though, and with Kylian Mbappe arriving, they will start as strong favourites for the Champions League and La Liga.
Apparently getting thrashed in a final by the underdog is a requirement for the job in the Madridiots.
Hello illiterate mongoloid
Finals is something your club haven’t been in context for a while. Don’t forget that you didn’t even make it to Europa League finals twice, unlike Alonso.
Haha, that is so pathetic.
Didn’t you invest a lot of money prior to that? And still failed? Haha!
Did a Barça fan just comment about Europa League?
This is comedy gold. The desperation is unreal.
how did your final in Europa League go?
did you make it that far despite all levers?
Ha ha
Thanks for the defeat that has put FC Barcelona in the top seed for the next UCL, dumbass.
Hello illiterate mongoloid
Thanks for the joy of triple Clasico destruction, the endless economical failures, trophyless season, the complete chaos and disarray in team and coaches, the mountain of debt your club is facing and the failures of signing targets you wanted.
Haha!
Its not like being in pot one helped when you got demoted to EL, have you already forgotten that?