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 time, 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 all the time 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 time.
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 discuss with Actual Madrid,” he instructed MARCA. “Historical past repeats itself a 12 months later.
“We did not discuss, we have not talked.”
Present Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, 65, is beneath 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 sport’s prime younger coaches.
Working in Madrid’s favour is the present lack of huge jobs accessible. Liverpool and Bayern are having fun with life beneath 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.
