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Real 'legend' Alonso returns as new coach, Atletico rout Girona
Gulf Today
|May 26, 2025
Real Madrid appointed Xabi Alonso to replace Carlo Ancelotti as coach on Sunday, with the Spaniard to take over from June I and lead the team at the Club World Cup.
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"Xabi Alonso will be the Real Madrid coach for the next three seasons, from June 1, 2025 until June 30, 2028," said Real Madrid in a statement.
With veteran Italian coach Ancelotti taking the reins of the Brazilian national team, Madrid secured a deal with former midfielder Alonso, whom they have been linked with for months.
Alonso, 43, leaves German side Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the Bundesliga season after finishing second.
"Alonso is one of the biggest legends at Real Madrid and in world football," continued Los Blancos' statement.
"He wore our shirt in 236 games between 2009 and 2014. During that time he won six trophies."
Alonso will be officially presented on Monday.
The Spaniard coached Leverkusen to a league and German Cup double in the 2023-2024 campaign, with his team unbeaten in the top flight, making him a target for Europe's top clubs.
Basque coach Alonso had an agreement with Leverkusen to allow him to depart if one of his former sides, including Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, wanted to hire him.
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