In the midst of the storm of rumors about Xabi Alonso and star Florian Wirtz leaving Leverkusen in the summer of 2025, the team's CEO, Feranando Carro, had to speak up. When asked about the possibility of Alonso and Wirtz staying, Carro was very sure.
"I think that possibility is very high, why not? As long as Xabi Alonso still has a contract with Leverkusen, feel comfortable here to play top football, thereby winning. I think he will feel happy.
I can 100% deny what people are reading in the media, saying that the contract between Alonso and Leverkusen is about to end. We have a lot of work to do, so it's uncomfortable to keep reading rumors like that" - Carro shared.
The reason for the many rumors about Alonso is that this season Leverkusen has not created fairy-tale matches like the previous campaign. The Spanish strategist's mission is considered completed. Therefore, Alonso should seek new challenges to avoid unnecessary criticism despite the great success of last season.
Real Madrid is a dream destination for every player and coach as well. Although he was not fired after a series of poor performances recently, there is no guarantee that Carlo Ancelotti can stay in office until the 2025-2026 season. If the Italian strategist leaves the position after this season, there is no one more suitable than Alonso to take up that vacant position.
Leverkusen gave Alonso glory and a dream start, but it was not enough to be a launching pad. If Real Madrid raises the issue, it will be difficult for CEO Feranando Carro to find convincing arguments to keep Alonso.
A more difficult case for Leverkusen is Florian Wirtz. The German midfielder has a contract until 2027. Therefore, if any team wants to recruit Wirtz at this time, the amount of money spent will be huge. Currently, the BayArena team is temporarily setting the 21-year-old midfielder a price of 100 million Euros.
Since the beginning of the season, Wirtz has scored 7 goals and had 1 assist after 12 matches. It was thought that there would be a difficult period, but in the end, this midfielder has regained his form to help secure a competitive position for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. Wirtz's talent has been proven after last season and EURO 2024. Therefore, he is becoming a top target and is no longer a potential target.
Leverkusen do not want to sell Wirtz, in addition to keeping good players, they also do not want to bridge the generation transfer. Although still very young, Wirtz has become a leader on the field with an urban, generous and passionate playing style. The younger generations of Leverkusen and newly bought contracts should look at what Wirtz has done to get motivated.
Once the German midfielder still plays for Leverkusen, he will be assigned the task of bridging the gap for the new recruits to quickly integrate with the home team at BayArena. Therefore, if Wirtz is sold to another team, Leverkusen can take home a large deposit but the future path will become unclear.
