During the summer, there were a number of reports linking Xabi Alonso with a move away from Bayer Leverkusen.While a possible departure to Bayern Munich was heavily documented, Liverpool and Real

Alonso also suffered a humbling defeat on his return to Anfield last week, losing 4-0 away to Liverpool in the Champions League, where they are currently in 13th. With his stocks still high, Eurosport Spain claim that "the destination is clear", and he will be the man to replace Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid next summer.

Alexander-Arnold has been heavily linked with a move from Liverpool to Madrid for some time. A switch would make sense for Los Blancos as current first-choice right-back Dani Carvajal is out for the foreseeable future after sustaining a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) against Villarreal on October 5.

Xabi Alonso has been in Real Madrid's wishing list for quite some time, and it could happen earlier than expected.

Real Madrid is interested in bringing Xabi Alonso back to Madrid as the club's next head coach, per Sky Sports' Patrick Berger.

Bayer Leverkusen is struggling to reach the high standards it set for itself last season. Xabi Alonso’s team has already dropped points in five of its nine Bundesliga games, while Tuesday’s 4-0 loss at Liverpool in the Champions League was already its second defeat of the season.

Per Eurosport in Spain, Alonso is likely to move on in the off-season with Real Madrid calling. The La Liga giants want to move along from veteran head coach Carlo Ancelotti in the summer. Alonso turned down the chance to manage Bayern Munich or Liverpool in the last offseason.

Bayer Leverkusen believes manager Xabi Alonso will leave for Real Madrid at the end of the season, per Sky Germany's Florian Plettenberg. Alonso, whose deal wi