The weeks pass and the future of Xabi Alonso seems more and more obvious. After a new season at Bayer Leverkusen, the Spanish technician is expected to fly towards Real Madrid next season. The Merengues, who will therefore separate from Carlo Ancelotti, had made their former player a priority in this role even if Jürgen Klopp was also a dream target for part of the management. But the trend is now rather at an arrival of Xabi Alonso at the end of the season.
For Bayer Leverkusen, who settled regularly at the top of the Bundesliga basket and who is in 2nd place in the ranking this season, no question of undergoing a downgrading in the years to come. The sports leadership of the German club has shown that it has been working very well for several years and the idea was therefore to anticipate the departure of Xabi Alonso so as not to be caught off guard. In this sense, a first short-list had been selected where Erik Ten Hag, Imanol Alguacil, Xavi, Francesco Fariolis, Martin Demichelis and Sandro Wagner was found.
Ten Hag in the wake of the departure of Xabi Alonso
But the German management, led by President Fernando Carro, has already decided. According to information from KickerBayer Leverkusen has decided to entrust the keys to the truck to … Erik Ten Hag! The former Manchester United coach keeps a very good rating in Germany despite his delicate passage with Manchester United. Considered a coach with an exciting philosophy, he seduced the German board. And the discussions are very advanced now to the point where the German media explains that the formalization of the departure of Xabi Alonso could be accompanied by the announcement of the arrival of Ten Hag.
With the sports director Simon Rolfes, Bayer Leverkusen always wishes to manage the transition from the change of coach in a fluid way and this was the case in the past. And with an Xabi Alonso which inevitably approaches Real Madrid, Bayer quickly discussed with Erik Ten Hag. We even mention an agreement between the different parties. He is almost no longer in doubt in the club: Bayer Leverkusen has found his new coach and he should land in the wake of Xabi Alonso's departure.
