Bayer Leverkusen will not stand in Xabi Alonso's way should Real Madrid come knocking at his door.
It is no secret that Real Madrid are eyeing Alonso as a possible replacement for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian manager is on the hot seat after Los Blancos crashed out of the Champions League and could be fired at the end of the season if his team does not win the Copa del Rey and/or La Liga.
Alonso is a prime candidate for the potential job. Not only is the Spaniard a Real Madrid legend, but he also took Bayer Leverkusen to the top of the Bundesliga in just his second year in charge. He is under contract with the German team until 2026, but the club's CEO Fernando Carro confirmed a "gentleman's agreement" between Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen would allow the 43-year-old to return to his former club as early as this summer.
“We have a gentlemen’s agreement that if any of the teams he has played for come, we would sit down to talk and we would not put any impediment,” Carro said.
The agreement would therefore apply not only to Real Madrid, but also to Real Sociedad, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.
