Real Madrid has confirmed the worst kept secret of football: Xabi Alonso is their new manager.
The former midfielder of Spain, Liverpool and Madrid has been announced as a replacement for the club for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian moves to International Management with Brazil after Los Blancos decided to participate in the company with the legendary multi-time Champions League winner.
In Comes Alonso, for his second senior management role, which was impressed by his first, in the German club Bayer Leverkusen. Alonso led that work itself to the Bundesliga title in his first full campaign at the helm – the reduction of the cruel 'Neverkusen' tag of the club – while wiping undefeated to the championship. They also won the German cup and looked for a remarkable Treble, only to lose the Europa League final to Atalanta, in their only defeat of an incredible campaign.
In his second full season, Bayer Bayern Munich could not take over again, but Alonso left the Bayarena a hero after agreeing to take the lead in the Spanish capital.
He has signed a three -year deal with Real, confirmed a club statement. It said: “Real Madrid CF announces that Xabi Alonso will be the manager of Real Madrid for the following three seasons, from 1 June 2025 to 30 June 2028.
“Xabi Alonso is one of the biggest legends of Real Madrid and World Football. He wore our shirt in 236 official games between 2009 and 2014. During that time he won six titles: the Tenth European Cup in Lisson, one European Super Cup, one La Liga delte, title title, title title 2012), in 113 international competitions.
“Xabi Alonso begon zijn coachingcarrière aan de jeugdacademie van Real Madrid en leidde het U14 A-team tijdens het seizoen 2018-2019, waar hij de League en het Champions Tournament won. Nu keert hij terug naar Real Madrid als een van de beste coaches in de wereld, na het maken van geschiedenis bij Bayer Leverkusen, waar hij de competitie, Cup en Duitse Cup en Duitse Cup and German Cup and German Cup and German Cup and German Cup, and German Cup and German Cup and German Cup, and German Cup and German Cup and German Cup, and German Cup and German Cup, and German Cup and German Cup and German Cup, and German Cup, and German Cup, and German Cup, and German Cup and German Cup, and German Cup and German, returns
He will be formally unveiled during a press conference on Monday.
Alonso is Madrid Chief's first choice to replace the departing boss Ancelotti since the club started discussing the possibility of replacing the boss of ex-Chelsea, Everton and AC Milan in December. The decision was finally made to participate with Ancelotti – who led the side to the La Liga title and Champions League last season, his second European triumph in three years – after the quarter -finals loss of the Champions League against Arsenal.
Alonso's Ster has been in the predominance since he got into his first senior management role in Leverkusen in October 2022, after he had previously worked at youth level in Madrid and Real Sociedad. He replaced Gerardo Seoane through Bayern 17th in the Bundesliga, after having passed their worst start of a season since 1979 and turned things around, accompanied them to a top six finish and a Europa League spot. From there, his side produced a wonderful campaign of 2023-24, which will fall in German history, because they won their very first Bundesliga title.
Now he has the task of struggling La Liga away from the eternal rivals Barcelona – who have been so impressive under Hansi Flick, the financial problems of the club that return to youth stars and the desire of the German to develop the Blaugrana garden, and of course challenging in the Champions League.
One of the first tasks of Alonso when he starts working will be to find out how he can effectively house Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius JR in the same starting line -up. Despite the 41 goals of the Frenchman in his debut season and the undisputed match-winning brilliant of the Brazilian, their relationship and how both work on the field is seen as an important reason for the failure of the club in Europe.