Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has confidently predicted that star head coach Xabi Alonso will stay on the membership subsequent season.
The 42-year-old is arguably essentially the most wanted supervisor in Europe, with Leverkusen 5 factors clear on the high of the Bundesliga after their 3-0 win over Bayern Munich.
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The victory sees Leverkusen edge nearer to claiming a primary German top-flight title, and offers Alonso a document of 27 wins, zero defeats and 93 objectives from 31 video games this season.
Studies declare that the Spaniard has a launch clause in his contract for 3 of his former golf equipment, Actual Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.
Early hyperlinks with a return to the Bernabeu evaporated when Carlo Ancelotti signed a brand new contract till 2026 in December, and it seemed like Leverkusen might breathe straightforward.
Nevertheless, Jurgen Klopp’s resolution to stop Liverpool on the finish of the season has seen the Reds icon immediately bounce to the highest of betting odds.
Rolfes isn’t shopping for the newest media hype, although, and gave a powerful response when requested if he thinks Alonso shall be with the membership subsequent season.
“Sure. I’m positive,” he replied on Sport1.
“As a result of one factor is the contract and what sort of contract he has however one other factor is how comfy he feels right here, how his household feels.
“Additionally that he is aware of what he has within the staff, he is aware of he’s acquired a very good staff and that he’s going to have a very good likelihood [to win trophies] subsequent season as effectively.
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“There gained’t be massive adjustments or gamers leaving subsequent 12 months so we’ll certainly have a high staff out there to us.
“I believe these are all issues beside the contract that maintain coaches like Xabi and in addition gamers with us.”
Rolfes has been broadly applauded for his rent of Alonso in October 2022, with the 2005 Champions League winner arriving from Real Sociedad for his first senior head teaching position.
Alonso guided the membership from the relegation zone into the Europa League – a contest the place he has additionally excelled this season.
Discussing the coach additional, Rolfes stated: “He surprises me every so often.
“What we and he all the time say internally: Everybody has their position and we’ve a very good squad. Everybody has the standard to play their half.
“Xabi has the braveness to not solely decide to an eleven, but in addition to say: I will adapt the system and convey different guys onto the pitch.
“We aren’t trapped within the system that’s based mostly on how we play soccer.”
