The Spanish center-back is one of the options being considered by the current Bundesliga champion to strengthen their defense.

Bayer Leverkusen saw their 12-match winning streak across all competitions come to an end following Leipzig's inspired comeback

Now, as reports heighten regarding Ancelotti’s potential departure this summer, rumours speculating Alonso as the Italian’s natural heir have also increased, especially with Leverkusen’s upcoming match against Los Blancos’ bitter rivals Atlético de Madrid.

Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen visited Simeone's Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night - The Athletic was watching both men

The Bundesliga champions surged into a two-goal lead thanks to strikes from Patrik Schick and Aleix Garcia at the Red Bull Arena

Champions Bayer Leverkusen will have striker Victor Boniface back in the squad for Saturday's Bundesliga match at RB Leipzig, coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday.

Xabi Alonso has responded about potentially replacing Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. The ex-Los Blancos midfielder has done a phenomenal job with Bundesliga ou

Alex Grimaldo scored Bayer Leverkusen’s only goal in their 1-0 win against Mainz 05 on Tuesday night. The Spaniard hit a superb free-kick, lofting the ball over the wall from just outside the area

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso on Friday backed Jurgen Klopp to make an impact in his new job at Red Bull, but said the former Liverpool manager "needs time".Klopp took over as Red Bull's global head of soccer in January,

Kimmich - hailed by Julian Nagelsmann as a "world-class" deep-sitting midfielder - is perhaps cut from a similar cloth from a ball-playing perspective, having achieved an exemplary 90.3% career average for pass completion, as per WhoScored, also averaging 2.1 key passes per game, club and country.

Harry Kane scored as Bayern Munich won 2-1 at Freiburg on Saturday to move six points clear of Bayer Leverkusen, who threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at RB Leipzig.

BERLIN — Leon Goretzka scored twice for Bayern ... in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. Credit: AP/Tom Weller Leverkusen's bosses needed no reminders about Wirtz's quality – the young Germany star played an integral role in Xabi Alonso's ...