Xabi Alonso is leading Bayer Leverkusen to the first title and the history of the club, is after the trophy in the Europa League and is therefore one of the most desirable coaches today. And in front of him, as it seems from the current view, there are three options. Munich, Liverpool or staying at BayArena. The last one, at least at first glance, seems the least realistic, but not impossible.Yesterday, the English giant made the first contact with Xabi’s representative Inaki Ibanez, according to Florian Plettenberg and the German Sky Sport, so did Bayern. Because both the English and German giants share the same fate – at the end of the season, they are left without a coach and hope to sign their former footballer.But, if one of the most reliable German media is to be believed, Alonso is open to taking over the Bayern helm at the end of the season. It’s no wonder that the best football players and coaches that appear in Germany almost necessarily appeal to the Bavarians. That was also the case in July 2021, the first year when the club from the Allianz Arena paid RB Leipzig a record compensation of 25,000,000 euros for the coaching miracle, Julian Nagelsmann. Alonso could follow a similar path.##NAJAVA_MECA_7910265##There is no clause in the contract with the Pharmacists, which runs until the summer of 2026, but the Spaniard and the management have a gentleman’s agreement which means that the club will not stand in his way if Bayern, Liverpool or Real Madrid come calling. However, Bayer Leverkusen will not exactly let the man who performed football alchemy at the BayArena leave without any financial compensation. Moreover, Alonso will be very expensive, roughly in the same range as Nagelsmann.Plettenberg claims that the Bundesliga summit holders have already set the price between 15,000,000 and 25,000,000 euros. There is one more detail. At the moment, the exit clause for Alonso is not active, but if the 42-year-old specialist decides to stay in Leverkusen next season, in the summer of 2025, the fixed purchase price will be 15,000,000.Alonso is the man who would guarantee the start of a new era in both Liverpool and Bayern. However, Bayern’s newly promoted sporting affairs man Max Eberl, in case the Alonso deal falls through, has Roberto De Zerbi in mind, whom he greatly appreciates.Xabi Alonso next season pic.twitter.com/p3OcwcWft4— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) February 28, 2024 In Leverkusen, they are confident that they can keep Alonso next season as well.”I remain calm and optimistic. The most important thing for coaches is that they feel comfortable and have the impression that they are in the right place. Alonso knows what he has here, he has repeated it many times. That’s how he works with the team and coaching staff every day. There is a lot that could happen, but not everything will come true,” Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes told Frankfurter Rundschau.In public appearances, the Spaniard was quite reserved about his future, mostly extinguishing the euphoria of journalists by saying that he had nothing new to say on the subject. In any case, whoever and whenever pays the high compensation – will not regret it.
