It is taken as a given that at some point, Xabi Alonso will return to Real Madrid, this time as manager, having already been a player and a youth coach. The Basque coach has demonstrated his quality

Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim has been linked due to his relationship with Man City's new director of football Hugo Viana, who will leave the Portuguese giants to take up the position ahead of the 2025-26 season.

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According to Sky Germany, Bayer Leverkusen are already planning for the departure of their head coach, Xabi Alonso.Over the summer, Bayern Munich attempted to lure Alonso away from the BayArena, as