In the past 12 months, speculation has regularly surrounded the position of Carlo Ancelotti as the head coach of Real Madrid, especially with Xabi Alonso lurking in the background. The Italian is under contract until the summer of 2026, although there are opportunities for that time to continue – especially if Los Blancos has a bad end of the season.
When it is time for Ancelotti to leave, whether it is in 2025 or 2026, it is expected that Alonso will be his successor, despite ties with former Rayo Vallecano manager Andoni Iraola earlier this week. The 43-year-old may leave his position at Bayer Leverkusen if the position becomes available at the Santiago Bernabeu, although the ruling Bundesliga champions want to be kept informed of the situation.
Just like Ancelotti, Alonso sees his contract expire at the end of next season. As mentioned, Leverkusen will not stand in the way of him this summer, but the situation is expected to be clarified at the end of March, as reported by Marca.
At a certain moment in the month of March, Alonso has to meet members of the Leverkusen -Hierarchy to determine his position for next season. Club officials want to know his thinking about his immediate future, because they should start preparing for a possible successor if he wanted to leave in the summer.
This creates problems for Real Madrid, because there is little chance that they have made a decision about Ancelotti who will remain for the last year of his contract by the time that Alonso Leverkusen met bosses. As such, it may indicate the status quo that remains in force for the planned period, whereby the two head coaches sort out their respective contracts, at what point the Spaniard would go to the Bernabeu.
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