Bundesliga | Alonso finally decided to say goodbye to Leverkusen, next stop: Bernabeu

Qilu Evening News·Qilu One Point reporter Yin Chengjun

In the early morning of the 10th, Leverkusen head coach Alonso decided to terminate the contract with the club in advance and will go to Real Madrid to coach this summer. This is something that everyone hopes for. Leverkusen's senior management also knows that he can't keep it. Alonso himself is actually waiting for an opportunity. He has always been unwilling to be the one who forced Ancelotti out of force. Therefore, when Ancelotti took the initiative to leave the Bernabeu, everything came naturally.

Alonso was the core midfielder in Real Madrid's team in his player age and had a very high reputation in the Bernabeu. After retiring and changing to career as a coach, he also worked as a coach in Real Madrid's U14 echelon, and then went to Real Sociedad to serve as the head coach of the B team.

Alonso's coaching attributes were completely activated after becoming Leverkusen's firefighting coach in October 2022. He led this team on the verge of relegation to play better and better, completing a 7-game winning streak, and eventually bringing the team into the European War Zone.

Last season, Alonso led Leverkusen to almost unbeaten throughout the season, losing to Atlanta only in the final of the Europa League. He allowed Leverkusen to taste the taste of the Bundesliga championship and the German Cup double championship, which made the club very satisfied.

After the end of last season, many people believe that Leverkusen could no longer satisfy Alonso's ambitions. Heroes are his real stage. Real Madrid, Bayern and Liverpool all have plans to change coaches at this time, but Alonso did not change jobs, but renewed his contract with Leverkusen for two years.

This season, Real Madrid's record has been unsatisfactory, and coach Ancelotti was disheartened and wanted to go to the Brazilian national team to compete in the World Cup, so this position was empty. Alonso finally decided to accept the challenge and serve as Real Madrid's head coach. For this reason, he terminated the contract with Leverkusen early, and the club also followed suit, which led to the incident. On the one hand, Leverkusen's senior management knew that Alonso's ambition was never in the Bundesliga and could not keep it; on the other hand, since the contract was terminated one year early, Real Madrid will pay Leverkusen a compensation of about 15 million euros, which is also a considerable income for the club.

Who will Leverkusen choose as the head coach next? Can they have the unique vision and dig up a piece of "natural jade" again like three years ago? It is reported that this time they have a long-running former Manchester United coach Ten Hager, and there is Fabregas, who has a similar background to Alonso. How to decide will be related to the future of this team. Alonso's era is over, where will Leverkusen go?