Real Madrid is allegedly preparing a revolution for the next season. This is what journalist Frédéric Hermel, former collaborator of ElChiringuito, has released in statements to RMC Sport. The Frenchman has been blunt, indicating that Carlo Ancelotti will not continue next season managing at Santiago Bernabéu. His fate is practically sealed at this point.
"Carlo Ancelotti conceded 9 goals in 2 matches against Barça. I'm convinced he won't be there next year and that Xabi Alonso will be the coach," pointed out Frédéric Hermel in statements collected by Defensa Central. He continued: "Will he finish the season? Yes, because Xabi Alonso won't be free before then. If Real Madrid wins La Liga and not the Champions League, I think Ancelotti won't be there next season."
Florentino Has a Plan after Carlo Ancelotti: There is Already a Coach for Real Madrid
Xabi Alonso has decided this will be his last season at Bayer Leverkusen and is clear about his next destination: Real Madrid. Sky Germany discovered that everything is set between both parties and in 2025 he will arrive at Santiago Bernabéu. It's the option that Florentino Pérez has always had in mind in case Carlo Ancelotti's merengue era ended early.
Xabi Alonso's case is similar to Ancelotti's. He has a contract until 2026 and, although Leverkusen doesn't want to part with him, there's a clause that makes everything easier. When he signed, he included an option to leave for three specific teams for a small amount of money. Besides Bayern and Liverpool, the other one is Real Madrid.
Last summer, Bayern and Liverpool contacted Xabi Alonso to take him and remove him from Leverkusen, but the Spaniard rejected these possibilities. In his mind, it was always clear that 2024/25 would be his last with the German team. Moreover, he was certain that his next step would always be to go to Real Madrid. He has everything talked out with Florentino Pérez and there won't be any problem.
No matter what happens now, no matter what he wins: It is decided that it will be Carlo Ancelotti's last at Real Madrid. Florentino Pérez will bid him farewell as he deserves: He is a legend and will have a farewell worthy of him at Santiago Bernabéu. However, it's considered that his era should be concluded in 2025 to start a new one with Xabi Alonso on the bench.