- Xabi Alonso is the favorite to interchange Carlo Ancelotti on the Bernabeu
- The Brazilian FA have mentioned the Italian will lead them on the 2024 Copa America
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Xabi Alonso has been tipped to interchange Carlo Ancelotti as Actual Madrid coach from subsequent season, in accordance with experiences in Spain.
The Liverpool legend has been a first-team supervisor for lower than a yr after taking on Bayer Leverkusen final October, after managing Actual Sociedad’s B group for 3 years earlier than.
In response to Radio MARCA, Actual’s hierarchy aren’t involved by Alonso’s lack of managerial expertise and have made the 41-year-old their most popular option to grow to be Ancelotti’s successor.
A two-time European champion with Spain, Alonso spent six seasons on the Santiago Bernabeu as a participant, successful LaLiga in 2012 after which the Champions League two years later throughout Ancelotti’s first spell on the membership.
The 2010 World Cup winner retired after three seasons at Bayern Munich and managed Actual’s youth group, earlier than taking on Actual Sociedad’s B facet.
Xabi Alonso has been tipped to interchange Carlo Ancelotti in control of Actual Madrid subsequent season
The Italian’s contract on the Santiago Bernabeu runs out on the finish of the present marketing campaign
In October final yr, Alonso changed Gerardo Seoane at Leverkusen with the group second from backside after eight Bundesliga video games.
The Spaniard, who spent 5 seasons at Anfield, made a right away influence, guiding Leverkusen to sixth within the Bundesliga and to the semi-finals of the Europa League.
Leverkusen have made an excellent begin to the season and path champions Bayern Munich solely on objective distinction with 13 factors from their opening 5 video games.
Alonso attracted curiosity from Tottenham earlier than they appointed Ange Postecoglou, however he dedicated to Leverkusen and in August signed a three-year extension operating to the tip of the 2025-26 season.
Ancelotti, in the meantime, is anticipated to step down when his contract runs out on the finish of the season.
In July, Brazil Soccer Confederation (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues mentioned Ancelotti would lead the nationwide group at subsequent yr’s Copa America.
Fernando Diniz signed a one-year deal as interim supervisor whereas he concurrently coaches Fluminense.
‘Philosophy, not continuously altering it,’ Rodrigues mentioned in July. ‘He [Diniz] all the time had the identical methodology … It is a coach whose concepts are just like the coach who’ll take cost within the Copa America, Ancelotti.
‘I feel they’ve nearly the identical techniques and philosophy.’
The previous Chelsea boss received LaLiga in 2022 and lifted his second Champions League trophy with the membership in the identical season together with the UEFA Tremendous Cup and FIFA Membership World Cup.
Final season Actual received the Spanish Cup, however completed 10 factors behind champions Barcelona in LaLiga and have been trounced 5-1 on combination by Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League semi-final.
With 15 factors in six video games, Actual path top-of-the-table Barcelona and Girona by a degree after their excellent file within the league got here to an finish with a 3-1 loss to metropolis rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday night time.
