Bayer Leverkusen reportedly believes manager Xabi Alonso will leave the club for Real Madrid at the end of the season. Alonso, whose deal with Leverkusen runs out in 2026, is said to be Real Madrid's preferred pick to replace current boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Carlo Ancelotti is under pressure at Real Madrid just a few months on from winning La Liga and the Champions League and Xabi Alonso could take the reigns in Spain's capital city

Alexander-Arnold has been heavily linked with a move from Liverpool to Madrid for some time. A switch would make sense for Los Blancos as current first-choice right-back Dani Carvajal is out for the foreseeable future after sustaining a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) against Villarreal on October 5.