Suspicious Visit of José Ángel Sánchez to Xabi Alonso, Interesting Conversation

Good news is piling up at the Valdebebas offices. Besides the victory in the Champions League against RB Salzburg, a result more than necessary to keep dreaming of the round of 16, there's also progress in an important 'case'.

Because Bayer Leverkusen visited the capital of Spain for their game against Atlético de Madrid. Xabi Alonso's players trained at the Valdebebas Sports City. The same backdrop where the former Tolosa player reportedly met briefly with José Ángel Sánchez, a Madrid executive.

This summit revealed by Relevo has sparked many rumors in recent days, considering that Xabi himself is the 'favorite' to succeed Ancelotti as coach. The journalist "Rodra", apart from confirming that meeting between Sánchez and Xabi, says that the Basque "was as elegant as usual" at the club's facilities.

"He greeted all the Real Madrid staff who came to say hello, with a strong presence of youth coaches", as well as the aforementioned general director of Madrid. The conversation between the Bayer Leverkusen coach and José Ángel Sánchez seems to be confidential material, since nobody knows exactly what they talked about in that improvised reception at Valdebebas.

We will see

In any case, Real Madrid may have taken a giant step toward hiring Xabi Alonso. The Tolosa coach decided, after much deliberation, to continue at Bayer Leverkusen. His rejection of other elite teams like Liverpool and Bayern Munich seems to suggest that he is only focused on Santiago Bernabéu locker room.

At least regarding his future as a coach, since he's now focused on a season that could be historic for the Werkself discipline that he is still leading. After coming just one match short of the treble and completing an unbeaten season, Xabi Alonso has firmly established himself in the European coaching elite.

The one currently at the top of that list, Ancelotti, might be facing his last season as the occupant of the home bench at Bernabéu. Not only because of the possibility that he might leave of his own accord due to accumulated weariness. This was reported by the information published by Onda Cero, which was denied by the Italian strategist himself.

Ramón Álvarez de Mon has already made it clear that Real Madrid "has a plan" for the first team's coaching position. The directives of the white executives involve signing Xabi as the successor to the Reggiolo coach this very summer, without waiting for the end of both coaches' contracts.