In January 2024, when Klopp announced that he was leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, Alonso was the first favorite of the team management from Anfield for the position of the new coach, writes SportSport.
At the time, the former Liverpool player was the coach of Bayer Leverkusen, and decided to stay at the German club after winning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
At the end of this year, Alonso clearly spoke about it in an interview with The Mirror:
“I was then focused on Leverkusen and the players know that. We were all focused on the job we had at that club.”
Just a year later after turning down an offer from Liverpool, he received a call from Real Madrid, who decided to accept and replace Carlo Ancelotti at the Bernabeu.
That’s how he became the coach of the biggest club in the world, and there is already a lot of talk about whether he will soon be fired or whether he will manage to save his job.
Fabrizio Romano claims that Real Madrid is already ready in case of Alonso’s dismissal, and that Alvaro Arbelo will “step in” as coach.
Alonso has been given three games to save his Madrid career, against Alaves, Talavera and Sevilla.
A hard-fought 2-1 win against Alaves in La Liga was followed by a 3-2 win against Talavera, and despite the wins, Xabi Alonso’s fate was not settled.
Apparently, no one at the top of Real Madrid is satisfied with the games shown in the last two games and they believe that the performance of the team is not improving at all, and that the sports project is not going anywhere.
“Saturday brings a new test against Sevilla, after which a new period for the Real Madrid Board will begin.
The future doesn’t look good for Xabi Alonso unless he pulls off an immediate and incredible turnaround. If he “passes” the test against Sevilla, the final test will follow”, claim Marce journalists.
On January 4, Real Madrid will play a match with Real Betis at home, and after that, they will face Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup.
“Xabi is trying to turn things around, but the feeling is that he has lost all the “momentum” he had when he arrived,” said Marca journalists.
The match against Atletico Madrid should be the final test for Xabi Alonso, after which it should be clear whether he remains the coach of this club or will be fired.
(Vijesti.ba)
