The Xabi Alonso announcement that no one expected in Madrid: it can change everything
The figure of Xabi Alonso will continue to be linked to Real Madrid until the future of Carlo Ancelotti is clarified. Of course, there are last-minute news that no one expected for the white team. They can change everything.
For months or even years, Real Madrid has had its eye on the fashionable coach at this time in the Bundesliga. Xabi Alonso is one of the favorites when thinking about the post-Carlo Ancelotti era, but something can change everything. The last few hours have left an announcement that will make more than one think twice.
The Basque is the sensation of German football at this time. His Bayer Leverkusen competes with Red Bull and Bayern Munich admirably. All this with an offensive football that Valdebebas likes and at the helm of the ship is an Alonso whose presence off the field is exactly what Madrid looks for in a strategist. While all paths aim to lead to the same destination, there are milestones to take into account.
MARCA is the one who gives the latest news in this regard. Not to point out that Carlo Ancelotti is staying or that Brazil is withdrawing from the bid for its future , but rather to put doubts in Alonso’s head thinking about a move to the Bernabéu from July 1, 2024. The reasons? Xabi’s desire to continue nourishing himself with first division football before reaching the biggest challenge a coach can have.
And then?
For the white team, they consider that Xabi Alonso wants one more year at Leverkusen, or why not in another higher level club, before signing in 2024 for a Real Madrid that will be difficult for anyone to take on. Eyes very much on Germany, where they will seek to shield themselves from those analyzes by Florentino Pérez’s board that see in the Basque a long-term project in every sense.
“Raúl or the alternative of Xabi Alonso who is exceeding all expectations at Bayer Leverkusen, although there is also the conviction that the former Madrid player wants one more stage before landing at the Bernabéu,” they dictate from the media right now.
Is Ancelotti still there? Is González Blanco arriving? Does Arbeloa take over? Is Zinedine Zidane back? Only time will tell what happens, but more than one voice in Madrid thinks that before the Bernabéu, the former ’14’ of the white team wants to practice for a longer time.
Source: Defensa Central
