It is the fashionable coach, the one that all the presidents of Europe would dream of sitting on their bench. If we were believed that he would leave Bayer Leverkusen last year, Xabi Alonso had raised all the uncertainties on his future in March, swearing that there would be one more season. The following weeks had been golden, with a title of historic German champion without any defeat, then a victory in the German Cup.
With a single false note in the season, in this case the defeat in the Europa League final against Atalanta (3-0), the Basque coast certainly was not going to tumble. And even if his team no longer surfs the same success as last year (Leverkusen was eliminated in C1 by Bayern, in the German Cup against a D3, and is 2nd in Bundesliga, editor's note), the 43 -year -old Spaniard remains one of the most coveted coaches on the continent. It is no coincidence that rumors of a future in Real Madrid, a club dear to his eyes, continue to agitate Spain …
Xabi Alonso wants to bring a big name back
This Friday, Reader Consecrate a new article to Xabi Alonso, and on the possibility of seeing him join Casa Blanca. If the media affirms that Encelotti will have control of its future, provided that it wins important titles (Brazil is always interested in the idea of making it its coach), it also ensures that certain voices rise internally to demand the arrival of Alonso. Better still, discussions would have already taken place between the high Madrid spheres and the former club player.
Xabi Alonso is waiting for his turn, without being in a hurry, and knows that the ball is more in the Ancelotti camp than in his. Nevertheless, the Leverkusen coach has already in mind a condition: that of bringing a big name with him. If he knows the red lines and club policy, which only targets profitable transfers financially as sportingly, nothing indicates that he will not pressure, assures Reader. Internally, some already imagine him to form a tandem with Alvaro Arbeloa, his former teammate in club as in selection. One as a coach of professionals, the other at the head of Castilla to replace Raul …
