Manchester City are known to be big admirers of Xabi Alonso, and it now seems as though the Spaniard could be leaving Bayer Leverkusen sooner than originally planned

Per Eurosport in Spain, Alonso is likely to move on in the off-season with Real Madrid calling. The La Liga giants want to move along from veteran head coach Carlo Ancelotti in the summer. Alonso turned down the chance to manage Bayern Munich or Liverpool in the last offseason.

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The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder is one of the most highly-regarded young coaches in the game after masterminding a domestic invincible season with the German side last term.

Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso will reportedly leave the club next summer amid links with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.