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Alonso confirms exit from Leverkusen at end of season
Independent on Saturday
|May 10, 2025
BAYER Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso confirmed yesterday he will leave the club at the end of the season, amid reports linking him to Spanish giants Real Madrid.
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Alonso said it was “the right moment” to announce the exit, but did not confirm his next post, saying it was “not the right moment to talk too much about the future”.
Spanish and German media reported Friday the 43-year-old has already agreed to join Real and will link up with the Spanish giants after the Club World Cup, replacing Carlo Ancelotti, with a compensation payment of around 12 million euros ($13.5 million) to be paid to Leverkusen.
Taking over in October 2022, Alonso guided Leverkusen to an unbeaten league and cup double in 2023-24, the first Bundesliga title in the club's history.
In March 2024, Alonso declared he would stay with the club despite reported interest from Liverpool, Real and Bayern Munich, all of whom he represented as a player.
Alonso will be in the home dugout for the final time tomorrow against Borussia Dortmund, before his last match as Leverkusen coach away at Mainz.
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