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The best effort is always important for a club like Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso has also proven that this season and must be able to continue to bring that kind of effort next season because next season Leverkusen will be in the UCL which is a much greater competition than the UEL So it is hoped that Xabi Alonso will be able to do much better next season in order to be able to compete with teams that are more elite than the ones they faced this season in the UEL and Bundesliga.
Even though next season Xabi Alonso will still be at Bayer Leverkusen, but I am curious whether there will be big changes in their squad or not. Because after all, it seems like there are a lot of rumors circulating about Florian Wirtz who is interested in big teams out there like Real Madrid. Even though maybe it's just a rumor, but I think it's very possible for them to leave, especially about the offer from Real Madrid is always tempting. But yes, whether there will be big changes or not of the Bayer Leverkusen squad next season, at least Xabi Alonso will still do his best of course to make Bayer Leverkusen remain great next season because of its status as defending champion.
Florian Wirtz is one of the young players who is very important for Leverkusen and so far during his time with Leverkusen, especially under the leadership of Xabi, he has shown very competitive quality of performance so it is unlikely that Leverkusen will let Florian Wirtz go easily.
In addition, Florian Wirtz has contract until 2027 and he also has release clause of €130 million, clearly this is not small amount and Real Madrid themselves have also brought in Mbappe in preparation for starting next season.
Not only Real Madrid but also Manchester City are interested in bringing in Florian Wirtz but I not sure he will leave in the near future, but if it is for the 2025/26 season, it is possible that he could easily go to another team.
What is clear is that Leverkusen and Xabi will always try to maintain what is the strength of the Leverkusen squad, losing Florian Wirtz could be disaster for Leverkusen because all this success cannot be separated from his contribution.