Xabi Alonso to leave Bayer Leverkusen after season ends, tipped to be Real Madrid coach

Xabi Alonso has confirmed he will leave Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the 2025 season, a year before his contract ends. The Spanish coach is tipped to join Real Madrid after leading Leverkusen to historic success. Carlos Ancelotti is expected to leave Madrid following their recent struggles.

Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso has confirmed that he will leave the club at the end of the ongoing Bundesliga season. He announced this on 9 May before the team’s last home game on Sunday. Alonso’s contract was supposed to run till 2026, but he will now leave one year early.

“I owe great thanks to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, my players and staff, all the employees of the club and last but not least the fantastic fans. Our success was the result of an outstanding team performance,” he was quoted as saying in an official release by Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

“This club, who showed exceptional trust in me, very much deserved to win the German league title for the first time. My thanks and admiration go to everybody who helped to make this triumph happen including the DFB Pokal win in Berlin. Bayer 04 are ready for the future. The positive path will continue and I will be excited to follow it,” he added.

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