Bayer Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso has one “Gentleman’s Agreement” It would allow the coach to leave this summer if he gets an offer from one of the clubs he played for during his professional career. This was reported by AS and confirmed this Monday in Madrid by CEO of the German Team, Fernando Carro, who is in the Spanish capital of the Laureus Awards, in Which Bayer Leverkusen is nominated as a breakthrough law.
“We have a gentleman agreement that if any of the teams he has played for (Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madridand Bayern Munich) comes, We would sit down to talk and we would not put any obstacles in his way,“ Carro acknowledged. Given that the coach is not questioned at one of the first three, it seems clear that Real Madrid is the immediate destination if the club finally decides to avoid Ancelotti, who has another year with a contract.
Prepares for the next season … with or without Alonso?
CEO of Bayer Leverkusen explained that they had “not yet” sat down with Xabi Alonso For a possible change in the landscape, but rather to prepare for the next season with the German team. “We’re not naive, but tThe coach’s position is very important for a club aIt is true that we are preparing for the next season with him, we have continued to work with it every day, he is completely involved in that preparation, ” he said.
However, Carro is aware of the situation that Real Madrid goes through and did not want to avoid the fact that it could mean a change in the head on the bench in the white team. “We are a very professional club and we have to be prepared for everything. If in the end there was an interest from another club and he was interested in going to that clubWe have a relationship that must be discussed. It is not our wish, but we are clear with him, ” He commented.
A decision within weeks
However, Fernando Carro clarified that the coach’s possible departure and the Gentleman’s agreement cannot be delayed and would have a kind of expiry date to properly prepare for the next season. “The decision must be in the next three or four weeksNot much more. Now there is nothing, but for the next three or four weeks we will know if there is any tectonic change in the club, ” He ended.
In the event that he reaches an agreement with Real Madrid, it would remain to be determined if he would already lead the team in the club’s World Cup, which begins on June 14 and ends on July 13, or if Raúl or Solari, both in the white technical structure, would.
