Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Aleix Garcia, one of Xabi Alonso’s most trusted players at Bayer Leverkusen, has opened up about the Real Madrid manager’s approach in a recent interview with Cadena

Despite being under contract until the summer of 2026, Alonso bid farewell to Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the 2024–25 season to return to the Spanish capital. The 43-year-old is the new manager of Real Madrid, replacing the winningest manager in club history, Carlo Ancelotti.

The Spaniard's return to Madrid has been on the cards for a long time - this is the story of how his appointment as head coach developed