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- Leverkusen must replace the old midfielder while he is preparing to head to Spain
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Erik Ten Hag is “elbow” with an arsenal legend in the race to become the new manager of Bayer Leverkusen.
The boss of Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso, will leave the club at the end of the season to take charge of Real Madrid, returning to his former club as a boss when Carlo Ancelotti leaves.
Alonso has long been linked to a return to Spain at the end of the season, with an assembly of pressure on Ancelotti after a relatively disappointing campaign with Los Blancos.
He was widely acclaimed for leaving Leverkusen to an unbeaten double double last season, losing a single match on all fronts – the Europa League final in their last game game.
However, before the last home game on Sunday of the season, Alonso has now announced that he would leave the club, with many reports indicating that he will leave for Real Madrid.
Although a large part of the attention is on how the former midfielder made in Spain, he will have to replace Leverkusen and, according to the German botter, it could be ten Hag or Cesc Fabregas which will be in the canoe next year.
Two former Premier League coaches are fighting to become the new manager of Bayer Leverkusen, he was reported
Erik Ten Hag could take the job in his first role since his dismissal by Manchester United
Cesc Fabregas could take the job after an impressive first season as a Como boss
Ten Hag was unemployed since he was dismissed by Manchester United in October, having been released by the Red Devils before being replaced by Ruben Amorim.
While with the Red Devils, he led them to victories in the League Cup and in FA Cup before things collapsed this season.
It is reported that it would cost more in terms of salary, but would be cheaper to hire directly because it is not currently in a job like Fabregas.
The former Gunners captain, who has also played for people like Barcelona and Chelsea, has been in charge of the Italian team Como since the start of the season in what is his first management work.
He led them to 10th in the Serie A table while things have been in their first season since promotion and slowly acquired as one of the most exciting coaches in Europe in Europe.
The 38 -year -old man, however, wrote an agreement until 2028, and it is reported that he would order costs of around 10 million pounds sterling to get him out of his contract.
Alonso, on the other hand, announced on Friday: “This week, the club and I agreed that it will be my last two games as a Leverkusen coach. It’s a good time to announce it because we have always had this good communication with the club.
“We have to take advantage of this moment with mixed emotions, it’s emotional!” I spoke to players and staff, it was not easy. We had a great connection and it was the key. They believed in me and they followed me. I want to have a good goodbye this weekend.
Febregas is a former arsenal captain and also played for people like Barcelona and Chelsea
Ten Hag was dismissed by United in October after led them to a league cup victory during his time in charge
As a Leverkusen manager, Alonso took care of 138 games, winning 88 – just under an impressive 64%victory rate.
In addition to having been elected the coach of the Bundesliga season last year, the Spaniard was also crowned “best coach of the year” by Globe Soccer in 2024.
He left Madrid after winning five trophies and made 236 appearances for the club in five years in 2014, and is one of the Spanish gold medals of exceptional backgrounds, raising two European championships and a World Cup for Roja, playing 114 times.
