Carlo Ancelotti has extended his adventure on the Real Madrid bench until 2026 and a certain Xabi Alonso, although Liverpool’s priority, could stay in Leverkusen while biding his time at Casa Blanca!
Xabi Alonso is the subject of many rumors and here is some very surprising news… The 42-year-old Spanish coach has been working miracles at the helm of Bayer Leverkusen since 2022 and his team is currently eight points ahead of Bayern at the top of the table. the Bundesliga! The former midfielder is said to be in the sights of two of his former clubs, Liverpool and Bayern.
The 2010 world champion is the Reds’ priority to succeed Jürgen Klopp, who has decided to take vacation, and would be in the Munich club’s small papers while the departure of Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season has already been announcement. But he could make the strong choice to stay in Leverkusen this summer to continue his excellent work and discover the Champions League with the Schwarzroten (Black and Red).
Two more years of Ancelotti
Xabi Alonso would thus refuse Liverpool and Bayern to wait his turn at Real Madrid, as stated by German journalist Christopher Michel of fussball.news. Surprising information since Carlo Ancelotti, once courted by the Brazilian federation to lead the Seleçao, signed a new contract with Casa Blanca until 2026.
As a reminder, Real Madrid is obviously one of Xabi Alonso’s former clubs, from 2009 to 2014. The Basque trained at Real Sociedad won the Champions League in 2014 with a certain Carlo Ancelotti as coach. The player was, however, suspended for this Décima des Merengues obtained against Atlético after extra time (4-1).
