Bayer Leverkusen Director Simon Rolfes supported the club to maintain the services of manager Xabi Alonso and another goal of Real Madrid, midfielder Floriana Wirtza, after the end of this season.
Alonso became a transparent target for Madrid last season while inspiring the unlikely triumph of Leverkusen, but their plan was always to land in 2025 or 2026, while the reports claimed the next challenge.
Madrid They are watching a double rush that would bring Alonsa and Wirtza to Spain, but Rolfes warned the side of La Liga that Leverkusen was ready to fight.
“They are both under the contract and feel very comfortable,” Rolfes said.
“Xabi knows that he has a team around him that fits his ambition. And he feels that an important part of what we are trying to do is.”
Much could depend on the future of the current Madrid chief Carl Ancelotti. The Italian contract expires in 2026 and publicly indicated a willingness to continue his career with Los Blancos, although the recent team pattern has encouraged proposals to be exempt from his duties Even before arriving this summer.
In the background, AS State Roma this summer enhances its attempts to hire Ancelotti. It is said that Serie A, where he spent eight years of his playing career, personally reached out to try to convince Ancelotti to return as a manager.
Ancelotti has previously admitted that he would one day “love” to train Roma, but in recent times he has indicated a plan to retire whenever his magic with Madrid is closer to the end.
“I have a great relationship with Roma, very good memories, but it’s a long way to say myself,” Acelotti said in December. “I’m well here right here and I’m not thinking about my future. I still have a two -year contract, but contracts can break or extend.”
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