The first thing they tell you when you approach people close to Xabi Alonso is that the coach from Tolosa has a contract with Bayer Leverkusen until June 30, 2026, renewed not long ago (it was extended for two years in August 2023).
And, knowing Xabi for years, that is not trivial. It is difficult for
The coach warned this Monday that he cannot say “absolutely anything” about his future in the middle of the season.
Therefore, while it is still January, it is impossible to know Xabi’s intentions from June onwards. “Placing him in Madrid now is jumping into the void. His only present is very German,” say people who know him well, and even more so now that Leverkusen once again dreams of a Bundesliga that they won last year (they are only four points behind Bayern ).
But, having said that, and considering that Carlo Ancelotti also has a contract until 2026, no one is unaware that Xabi fits into a possible Real Madrid future for three reasons: the first is that the relationship he has with Bayer’s boss, Spanish Fernando Carro, is so good that a consensual exit does not seem problematic. If Xabi asks for it…
The second is that if XA considers its German project finished in June, the avenues for its other two former foreign teams, Liverpool (Arne Slot) and Bayern (Vincent Kompany) seem closed; and the third, very important, is that Xabi would be, in case Carletto does not continue, a consensus substitute among Real Madrid fans, who love XA as much as XA loves Real Madrid fans: “My bond with Real Madrid fans is very strong.” said the Basque coach yesterday before facing Atlético in Madrid today.
For this reason, Xabi’s future is so white, wherever it may be, that not even his German present can remove it from the horizon. Of course, don’t ask him about it right now: his energies are one hundred percent in Germany. In May or June… we’ll see.