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He is the fashionable coach, the one that all the presidents of Europe would like to sit on their bench. And he is one of those exceptional players called to embody the football of tomorrow. If we once thought that they would fly to other skies this summer, Xabi Alonso and Florian Wirtz have sworn loyalty to Leverkusen, the club with which they had just completed a historic season last year. As with the vast majority of the German squad, the two men have therefore renewed for one season.
Guarantor of Leverkusen’s sporting success, the first rejected the advances of his former club Liverpool, orphan of Klopp. But today everything suggests that his future will be written with Real Madrid, once Carlo Ancelotti has given up his apron. This Friday, Sky Sports Germany also reveals that this departure could occur next summer. If Manchester City has already shown a real interest in the Spaniard in the event of the departure of Guardiola (who has still not extended and whose contract expires in June 2025), Leverkusen, for its part, would have gotten used to the idea that Alonso will renew the thread of his history with Real Madrid, his former club (2009-2014).
Xabi Alonso, the strong argument for Wirtz
In parallel, Sky Sports Germany informs us that Real Madrid have taken a big step forward in the Florian Wirtz case, already tracked by the biggest names in Europe last summer. According to the media, discussions have already started between the Merengue club and the player’s entourage, but not with Leverkusen, who has not officially taken note of his counterpart’s interest in his 21-year-old attacking midfielder. .
Manchester City, also on the Florian Wirtz file, has even already been informed of Real Madrid’s progress on both files. As for Bayern Munich, it would have very little chance of seeing its intentions come to fruition in the face of competition. Anxious not to strengthen a domestic competitor, Leverkusen would favor a sale of Wirtz to the Madrid club, even if the club’s ambition remains to write the future with its player. Without having any illusions, Leverkusen is still well aware that Wirtz will one day be too big for him, and that a departure of Xabi Alonso, certainly to Madrid, will also lead to a departure of his prodigy. It’s the Merengue supporters who are already salivating.
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