They put a price on Xabi Alonso’s departure to Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso is one of the most stylish coaches in European football. On the brink of making history with Bayer Leverkusen as they are on track to wrest the Bundesliga title from Bayern Munich for the first time in 12 years, It is only natural that in the big bench dance that will take place this coming summer his name will appear in the pool of the greats of the old continent.. Much has been said about the clubs where he spent his time as a footballer. Although in real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti is firmly in his seat, the Bavaria is looking for a top-level technical manager to replace Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season and, above all, the Liverpool He wants a figure to fill the huge void that Jürgen Klopp will leave after his nine years at Anfield. As already reported by MD, Barça wants too the evolution he shows in his career, although as always happens in the culé market recently, the difficulty is completely related to the economic situation and the financial ‘fair play’ that the entity is going through. In the last hours It has been revealed how much it will cost to free Xabi Alonso of his contract with Bayer Leverkusen, valid until 2026.

With the mentality of being a project coach, Alonso signed the renewal in August 2023 of his contract with the German club. however, as reported this Tuesday by the Mirrorincludes an exit clause with a fixed price: 23 million of euros.

The idea of ​​setting a prior contract assessment comparable to football players has grown in recent times, due to the ease with which the most powerful economic clubs have to hire the coach they want without many complications.

In the spring of 2021, Bayern did not hesitate to pay the 25 million euro price to release the emerging coach in Europe, Julian Nagelsmann, from his contract with Leipzig. However, the price of restraint for technicians continues to be far from those imposed in relation to footballers.