Overview

• Xabi Alonso will depart Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the current season, reportedly after signing a two-year contract with Real Madrid.
• Carlo Ancelotti is expected to leave Real Madrid before the Club World Cup to take over as Brazil’s national team coach.
• Leverkusen executives Fernando Carro and Simon Rolfes have demanded clarity from Alonso regarding his contractual commitment until 2026.
• Alonso’s verbal exit clause reportedly allows him to leave Leverkusen for a top club, a condition included in his latest contract extension.
• Leverkusen has begun evaluating potential successors, with candidates including Imanol Alguacil, Oliver Glasner, Sebastian Hoeneß, and Sandro Wagner.