Quote from: Hvdv on Today at 07:22:36 AM

CEO Fernando Carro made a statement for Xabi to stay in the team and said that they wanted to keep him in the team. This success of Bayer Leverkusen is not a coincidence. The strong bond between the players and Xabi and Xabi's interventions in the game when necessary took the team to this level. Bayer Leverkusen can take important steps next year if Xabi decides to stay in the team. It will also be easier for them to keep important names such as Boniface and Grimaldo in the team.

What the Leverkusen management said in my opinion is just an empty hope by saying Alonso has a contract until 2026 with Leverkusen, I think he forgot if there is a unique clause listed on Alonso's contract that Alonso can leave at any time if Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich want to sign him as coach, and now Bayern Munich have held talks with Alonso, So from which angle does Leverkusen management Fernando Carro be very confident of keeping Alonso next season?

The only thing that can make Alonso refuse to go to Munich next season is his desire to stay at Leverkusen, so if Alonso does not want to stay at Leverkusen next season even though he has a contract until 2026, the Leverkusen side cannot hold him because it has been written on the contract they have handled so far.
But I personally do hope that if Alonso still stays in Leverkusen, because after all Alonso actually still has unfinished work in Leverkusen that brings Leverkusen to compete in the Champions League next season.
Btw, sif Alonso move to Bayern Munich next season and leave his unfinished work in Leverkusen, will Alonso still be respected by Leverkusen fans when Alonso and Bayern Munich come to fight them in the league next season?