Xabi Alonso will step down as head coach of Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season, the German club have announced. Alonso has been heavily linked with the Real Madrid head coach position after a remarkable two and a half years at Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen have confirmed manager Xabi Alonso will leave the club at the end of the season. Alonso was a relatively unknown managerial commodity when he agreed to join Leverkusen in 2022, having only taken the helm of Real Sociedad's B team prior to his move to Germany,

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is leaving Bayer Leverkusen this summer, with the Spaniard is expected to move to Real Madrid to replace Carlo Ancelotti.