Xabi Alonso to take over as Real Madrid manager next season.

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Xabi Alonso will replace the departing Carlo Ancelotti as the new Real Madrid manager next season.

Carlo Ancelotti was confirmed as the new Brazilian national team manager earlier this year,but he was to join after the expiration of his contract which was valid until june 2024. The departure of Carlo Ancelotti have left a big vaccum to be filled.Xabi Alonso have been confirmed the next Real Madrid manager to replace Ancelotti.

Despite his young managerial career Xabi Alonso will be at the helm in Santiago Bernabue next season. Xavi who played for Madrid after joining from Liverpool in 2009 until 2014, where he left for Bayern Munich. After his retirement, Xabi Alonso went back to Madrid to start his coaching career. He was the head coach of Real Madrid youth for one year, after which he left for Real Sociedad B.

On Oct 5th 2022, Xabi Alonso was appointed as the new Head Coach at Bayer Leverkusen, replacing Gerardo Seoane. Bayer Leverkusen were second bottom in the Bundesliga standings after eight matches. Xavi Alonso guided the team to a top eight finish and also the semi final of the UEFA Europa league where they lost to his former manager Jose Mourinho AS Roma.

Tottenham were after Xavi Alonso in the summer but he opted to extend his contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2026. Bayer Leverkusen have started the season brightly with four wins out of five, scoring 23 goals.

Despite little managerial experience,a move to Real Madrid will be a huge step up for xavi Alonso. At Real Madrid it will mean more pressure to deliver and also man to man management of world class players at his disposal in Real Madrid.