The future of Real Madrid lies with Xabi Alonso. For months, Real Madrid’s target if Carlo Ancelotti left has been Xabi Alonso, coach of Bayer Leverkusen. The style proposed by the San Sebastian native seems tailor-made for the white team, with a vertical and offensive game without sacrificing touch, similar to the way he played when he was a footballer.
Many claim that he has already signed, but the truth is that he has another year left on his contract and will have to be bought out. Real Madrid has been in contact with the Basque coach and has let him know that they are counting on him if Ancelotti does not stay at the club next season. In fact, according to recent reports, the team is willing to pay for him.
With Ancelotti’s departure all but confirmed, his arrival seems a certainty, while there is talk of the figures involved in his signing as Real Madrid coach, the possible signings he would ask for, the system he will use and, therefore, which players from the current squad he will not want to keep…
Xabi Alonso remains silent
Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso remains silent about his future despite the insistence of journalists, to whom he replied that it is still too early to say and that when there is something to announce, he will do so in due course.
“The situation is clear, it’s too early to say anything. We have to wait,” said the Tolosa-born coach at the press conference ahead of Saturday’s Bundesliga match against Augsburg. ‘When there is something to say, I will say it,’ he added in response to a barrage of questions, eight in total, about his future and Leverkusen’s desire for clarity on the matter soon.
Both sporting director Simon Rolfes and administrative director Fernando Carro have stated that it is important to clear up the uncertainty surrounding the bench ahead of next season’s squad planning. However, Xabi Alonso does not feel under pressure from the club. “We have good and clear communication. When there is something to decide, we will be direct. For me, that trust is important,” he said.