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 had been publicly rejected, whereas fellow former employers Actual Madrid had been all the time tipped to attend till 2025 to launch their pursuit.
Extra just lately, 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 may be nothing greater than hypothesis at this level.
“There was by no means any speak with Actual Madrid,” he advised MARCA. “Historical past repeats itself a yr later.
“We did not speak, we’ve not talked.”
Present Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, 65, is beneath contract till 2026 and, whereas there may be not believed to be an pressing need to half methods with the Italian, there may be consciousness that his profession is probably going coming to an in depth and Madrid could must enter the marketplace for one of many recreation’s prime younger coaches.
Working in Madrid’s favour is the present lack of massive 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.