Speaking at his Friday press conference, Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso directly addressed critical comments from attacker Jonas Hofmann made last week. Hofmann made just his ninth league

Former Bayern Munich campus coach Erik ten Hag could be in line to replace former Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso as head coach of Bayer Leverkusen. Alonso has been very closely linked to the Real Madrid job opening and it appears that Bayer Leverkusen could look toward the former Manchester United boss to lead the squad next season per Sky Sport: According to Sky,

It's not official yet, but there seems to be little doubt that Xabi Alonso will leave Bayer Leverkusen for Real Madrid at the end of this season. After Real were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by Arsenal and lost in the Copa del Rey final to arch-rivals Barcelona,