As of: March 29, 2024, 12:08 p.m
By: Luca Hartmann
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The decision about the future of Xabi Alonso has apparently been made. The Spaniard is expected to announce today where he will be coach next season.
Leverkusen – Stay in Leverkusen or move to one of the top clubs FC Bayern or FC Liverpool? The decision about Xabi Alonso's coaching future has apparently been made!
For weeks there has been speculation about the 42-year-old, who has made Bayer Leverkusen a contender for the title this season. This should be over now. According to a report in
Bild
, Alonso will announce his stay with the Werkself at the press conference today (2 p.m.) before the game against Hoffenheim!
Xabi Alonso will probably remain coach at Leverkusen. © Tom Weller/dpa
Decision made: Alonso will probably remain coach in Leverkusen
This means that FC Bayern would come away empty-handed with their supposed ideal candidate to succeed Thomas Tuchel. And Liverpool FC would also have to look for another candidate after Jürgen Klopp's departure in the summer. Both teams were considered favorites to sign Alonso if he wanted to leave the Werkself in the summer.
That won't happen now. The report states that Alonso will definitely remain coach of Bayer Leverkusen next season. Apparently Alonso, whose contract runs until the summer of 2026, wants to continue writing the success story with Bayer.
The Spaniard took over Leverkusen in October 2022 in the middle of a crisis in a relegation zone and from then on shaped them into a top team. In the same season, Alonso led the Werkself to sixth place in the league and thus into international business. In the Europa League they only narrowly failed in the semi-finals against AS Roma.
(LuHa)