Is not Xabi Alonso, the successful coach who was nominated for Real Madrid

It is no longer news that Carlo Ancelotti will stop being coach of Real Madrid once the season ends. The Italian coach's contract expires on June 30, 2024 with the Casa Blanca and everything seems to indicate that his next destination will be in Brazil, since he will become part of the Brazilian Soccer Team. There he will meet his current players such as Vinicius Júnior, Eder Militao and Rodrygo Goes.

In this context, Florentino Pérez is looking for a new coach thinking about next season and the main candidate to occupy that place is Xabi Alonso, who is having an incredible start to the year with Bayern Leverkusen and who in his time as a player achieved be a key piece of Real Madrid. However, a Merengue legend, José María Gutiérrez, better known as Guti, nominated Zinedine Zidane as Madrid's next strategist.

In an interview he had with Chiringuito, Guti referred to the possibility of the Frenchman returning to the Real Madrid bench and was forceful with his response: “Winning three Champions Leagues in a row… By record he has been the best coach of Real Madrid in the last years. He knows the club, he knows Florentino Pérez, he knows how everything works. It is the profile of Real Madrid”, he stated. However, Guti did not leave Xabi Alonso aside as a possibility either.

What Guti said about Xabi Alonso and his possible arrival

While it is true that the former footballer praised Zidane, he also took his time to talk about Xabi Alonso and the possibility of him being part of the white bench: “Real Madrid knows the coaches it wants to have. There are profiles like Zidane or Ancelotti that Florentino likes. Xabi Alonso also has it in his head”, he stated. The truth is that Xabi's exit clause, which consists of leaving for free if Real Madrid, Liverpool or Bayern Munich look for him, would facilitate his arrival.