Real Madrid officially announced that 43-year-old Alonso will be the new coach! Signing for 3 years + salary of 12 million euros, officially debuted on Monday

On the evening of May 25, the La Liga giants Real Madrid Club officially announced that 43-year-old Xavi Alonso will officially replace Ancelotti this summer and serve as Real Madrid's new head coach. The two sides will sign a contract for three years (from June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028), with an annual salary of 12 million euros.

Alonso will also lead the team to compete in the Club World Cup at the end of June. Alonso also became the second "DNA" coach in Real Madrid's history after Zidane.

Alonso will attend the inauguration ceremony at Real Madrid Sports City as the new coach on Monday, May 26, local time at 12:30 (18:30). After the inauguration ceremony, Xavi Alonso will be interviewed by the media at the Real Madrid Sports City News Hall.

Alonso, 43, played in the midfield when he was a player and was famous in football for his accurate long passes and long shots. As a player, Alonso played for European teams such as Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern.

Real Madrid is also the club that Alonso has played for the longest. This former midfielder has played in 236 games for Real Madrid in 5 seasons and contributed 6 goals and 31 assists. Alonso also won six important championship trophys with Real Madrid, including the Champions League, La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

As the legend of the Spanish men's football team, Xavi Alonso once played for the national team with 113 international matches, winning one World Cup championship (2010) and two European Cup championships (2008 and 2012). After retiring, Alonso began to embark on the road of coaching. He officially became the first-team coach of Leverkusen in October 2022. After coaching the team for two and a half years, he led the team to win a Bundesliga championship, a German Cup championship and a German Super Cup championship.