CEO denies Liverpool clause in top coach's contract but hints at verbal 'agreement' being in place

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro possesses subdued cases that Xabi Alonso possesses a clause in his dedication that can visit him become Liverpool or Real Madrid boss.

Alonso is executing a incredible job at the BayArena having enlisted via the club in October 2022.

He was attached via Tottenham over the summertime after routing Leverkusen to the Europa League semi-finals and also a 6th-place covering in the Bundesliga.

Once the Spaniard usurped last year, Leverkusen were 2nd-bottom in the league and also owned been slammed out of the DfB Pokal at the first hurdle by 3rd-tier side SV Elversberg.

Quickly ahead to the pose and also Alonso’s side are pinnacle of the Bundesliga via 10 victories and also one draw from 11 reinforces and also are correspondingly pinnacle of their Europa League group, pleasing with one voice 4 of their reinforces, scoring 12 aims and also simply conceding twice.

Alonso can have signed a newfangled dedication until 2026 in the summertime yet there is still a play tarnish of talk around his long-term future.

And there are plenty of rumours that the previous Real Sociedad B honcho possesses a clause in that dedication that would conceivably allow him vacate for Liverpool or Real Madrid.

The 41-year-ratty witnessed successful spells via both nightclubs during his messing around days and also is presumed of horribly lovingly at Anfield.

Ben Jacobs spoke to the German club’s CEO, Carro, that insists the reported clause executes not exist.

“Distinctly no, yet you wear’t caution a clause,” he said. “We have a horribly, horribly fantastic relationship via Xabi and also he comprehends we are a consumed alcohol club.

“And at the expire of the day, we’re not attending brunt someone to remain if he doesn’t yearn to remain. We yearn him to genuinely feel so soothed and also so fantastic via us that he truly simply needs to remain and also this is our neutral…

“There is nothing on documents [allowing Xabi to leave for a former club]. Yet in some instances commitments that are not on documents are commitments as nicely.

“We realise if he telephone refers to as for to undertake a relocation in the future we will be able to talk via each unalike other. And I hope we will not caution to undertake this since he will remain and also be soothed at Leverkusen.”

Crisis or distinctly no clause, Alonso’s newfangled Bayer dedication ends at the awfully same time as Klopp’s in Liverpool. It can be destiny.