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Xabi Alonso’s agent presents big replace on Actual Madrid curiosity

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The agent of Bayer Leverkusen supervisor Xabi Alonso has insisted they’ve had no contact with Actual Madrid over a attainable transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu.

Final summer season, as Alonso led Leverkusen to an unbeaten Bundesliga title, the previous midfielder was closely linked with a transfer away. Each Bayern Munich and Liverpool have been publicly rejected, whereas fellow former employers Actual Madrid have been at all times tipped to attend till 2025 to launch their pursuit.

Extra not too long ago, a report claimed Madrid are lining up a double swoop for each Alonso and Leverkusen’s star midfielder Florian Wirtz, dreaming of bringing each to the Bernabeu subsequent summer season.

Quizzed on Madrid‘s curiosity in Alonso, agent Inaki Ibanez emphatically insisted there’s nothing greater than hypothesis at this level.

“There was by no means any speak with Actual Madrid,” he advised MARCA. “Historical past repeats itself a yr later.

“We did not speak, we have not talked.”

Xabi Alonso

Alonso is anticipated to depart Leverkusen in 2025 / Carl Recine/GettyImages

Present Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, 65, is below contract till 2026 and, whereas there’s not believed to be an pressing want to half methods with the Italian, there’s consciousness that his profession is probably going coming to a detailed and Madrid might must enter the marketplace for one of many recreation’s high younger coaches.

Working in Madrid’s favour is the present lack of huge jobs out there. Liverpool and Bayern are having fun with life below Arne Slot and Vincent Kompany respectively, whereas Chelsea, Manchester United and Barcelona have all employed new coaches this season and are extremely unlikely to be out there.

The Manchester Metropolis job additionally seems to be off the desk after Pep Guardiola agreed the phrases of an extension, maybe leaving Madrid with a free run at Alonso in the event that they select to make a change within the dugout.

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