Real Madrid confirms Xabi Alonso as their new head coach for a three-year-old deal after the exit from Carlo Ancelotti to Brazil … with ex-man United boss Erik ten Hag the leader to replace him at Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid have officially appointing the appointment of Xabi Alonso as their new manager posted in a club statement on Sunday morning.

The Spanish giants announced that he would sign a three -year deal, starting on June 1 and on June 30, 2028.

This allows Alonso to take the lead over the team for the coming World Cup ClubIt starts on June 14.

Alonso, 38, will be unveiled as the new head coach of Los Blancos on Monday at 12.30 pm local time.

The Spaniard is strongly connected to the club after he had impressed his first job in management at Bundesliga Side Bayer Leverkusen.

In his first season at the helm in 2023-24, he led them to the title unbeaten because they could not lose any match.

Los Blancos made the announcement on Sunday morning through their club website

The Spaniard is considered one of the most talented young coaches in world football

Alonso will replace Carlo Ancelotti, who leaves the Spanish capital to take the lead over the Brazilian national team

Leverkusen did not succeed in striving in their sparkling form of the last campaign by completing a distant second to Bayern Munich this season.

However, the signing of Alonso is really a major coup because he is considered one of the most gifted coaches in world football.

Real Madrid’s club statement is: ‘Real Madrid CF announces that Xabi Alonso will be the following three seasons of Real Madrid, from 1 June 2025 to 30 June 2028.

‘Xabi Alonso is one of the greatest legends of Real Madrid and World Football. He wore our shirt in 236 official competitions between 2009 and 2014. During that time he won six titles: the Tenth European Cup in Lisbon, one European Super Cup, one La Liga title, two Copa del Rey titles and one Spanish super cup.

‘Now he returns to Real Madrid as one of the best coaches in the world, after he wrote history in Bayer Leverkusen, where he won the competition, Cup and German Super Cup in three seasons.

“On Monday 26 May, at 12.30 pm, Xabi Alonso will be presented as the new Real Madrid coach during an event held in Real Madrid City.”

His recruitment comes after Real officially announced on Friday that Ancelotti would leave the club at the end of the season to take the lead over the national team of Brazil.

Ancelotti, 65, won the Champions League, Copa del Rey and Laliga twice twice In his second stint and the first foreign coach of the Selecao becomes on 26 May.

Alonso led Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title unbeaten last season

In the meantime, Ancelotti Madrid leaves the Champions League, Copa del Rey and Liga, twice in his second spell at the club

The resulting vacancy in Bayer Leverkusen is said to be filled by ex-manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, where the Dutchman was out of management since he was fired by the Red Devils in October.

According to AthleticsTen Hag and Leverkusen are working on the final documents of their deal while the Dutchman is approaching a return to football.

He was fired earlier this season while Man United 14th was in the Premier League after winning only four of their opening 14 games.

His departure came despite the fact that the club caused a contract extension of a year last summer.

The Dutchman’s extension followed him and led the club to the FA Cup, after he also won the Carabao Cup in his first full season that was in charge.

He had previously served as a coach of the second team of Bayern Munich between 2015 and 2017, when Pep Guardiola led the senior side.