Real Madrid head coach, Xabi Alonso has been mentioned as a possible successor to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
Since joining Los Blancos from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2025, Alonso has had a difficult time at the Bernabeu. He is still an option for City as they look at possible Guardiola successors.
Since returning to Spain, the former Liverpool midfielder has had difficulty gaining the trust of the Real Madrid squad and management.
Potential For Alonso To Leave Real Madrid For Man City
According to FootballTransfers, sports journalist Duncan Castles revealed that Alonso has been seen as Guardiola’s potential replacement by the City hierarchy.
“Xabi Alonso has been included on Manchester City’s list of potential replacements for Pep Guardiola,” Castles revealed.
“Guardiola has a contract until the end of 2027, but as we’ve discussed for years now, City have been preparing for the point at which he decides he’s had enough and wants to move on to other areas, probably national team management, a break, and then national team management again, with a lot of time on the golf course in between.
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“One of the candidates is Xabi Alonso, who joined Real Madrid in the summer but has struggled to consistently win at the Spanish club, to the point where there has been discussion about whether Madrid might part company with him.
“There is clearly the potential for a parting of ways. Alonso had a strong reputation before he went to Germany and then turned himself into probably the most desired manager in European football by taking the Bundesliga title off Bayern Munich with an unbeaten domestic season and adding the German Cup to that trophy tally.
“He was the preferred choice at Liverpool before Arne Slot was given the job but ultimately elected to join Real Madrid on a three-year contract in the summer.”
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