Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid, it's validated

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By: Manu Tournoux

The Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti, continues to meet rumors about his future while Xabi Alonso is looming in the background.

The veteran coach is under contract until the end of the 2025/26 season and continues to declare that his future will not be decided by him.

Ancelotti does not seek to break his contract, but the situation could change, depending on the end of the season. Winning only the Liga or the Champions League may not be enough to keep it in place under the demanding standards of Florentino Perez.

If Ancelotti is sacrificed this summer, with all the rumors in progress on him considering an offer to support the national team of Brazil, Alonso is the favorite before to replace it.

The defeat against Arsenal has rekindled speculations on the Place de Ancelotti in Madrid.

The Alonso contract in Leverkusen has the same duration as that of Ancelotti in Madrid with the former midfielder also ending his link in Bayarena in 2026.

And there are renewed rumors that Alonso could seek to leave, to avoid missing his luck in Madrid.

While the gossip continues in Madrid and Leverkusen, the CEO of Club Fernando Carro admitted that he would have preferred the victorious Real Madrid of Arsenal, to appease the noise surrounding Alonso.

“To be honest, I would have been happier if Real Madrid had beaten Arsenal in a resounding way and that the work of their coach would have been secure”, According to quotes from Sky Germany, via Diario as.

“It is normal in football that if a club like Real Madrid loses 3-0 in the quarter-final against a team like Arsenal, that rumors will begin to spread. It's normal and understandable, that's exactly why I would have liked to avoid them, with a Real Madrid victory. »»