The 2023/2024 season is in full swing. But on the Madrid side, we are already thinking about next summer, which promises to be particularly lively. Everyone necessarily thinks of Kylian Mbappé, who should be free of any contract, and whose name has been linked to the club in the Spanish capital for years already. That’s not all, since players of the caliber of Erling Haaland or Alphonso Davies are also regularly announced as potential Merengues recruits for the coming summer. But above all, there is the coach’s file to manage.
Carlo Ancelotti is at the end of his contract in June, and the question of his successor is logically a major issue for Real Madrid. The Italian coach has been insistently on the Brazilian side for a while now, even if some Madrid media do not rule out the possibility of seeing him stay in Madrid. Regardless, Real Madrid are already studying several options to take over, just in case…
A nice check to sign
And there is one name that seems to be ahead of all the others, well ahead of Zinedine Zidane or Raul Gonzalez. It’s Xabi Alonso, who is having a superb season at the head of Bayer Leverkusen. His team is quite simply at the top of the Bundesliga standings, and they also play a game that delights all their supporters and fans of German football in general. Obviously, Real Madrid are also seduced by the prowess of their former midfielder, who was very appreciated during his playing period.
Only, as the newspaper explains South German Zeitung, you will have to put your hand in your pocket to poach him. Xabi Alonso thus has a release clause allowing him to move to Real Madrid during the duration of his contract at Leverkusen. This clause is between 15 and 18 million euros, and was imposed by the Spaniard when signing his new contract last summer. Florentino Pérez will therefore have to sign a check for 15 million euros if he wants Xabi Alonso to land on the Bernabéu bench this summer.
