Arnold situation, the next head coach of Real Madrid looks to be a matter of when rather than who. Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso is the man expected to take charge of Los Blancos next season.

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso is set to leave his post at Bayer Leverkusen in just a few weeks to join Real Madrid per Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg. Alonso would be taking over for legendary Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti,

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso is set to succeed Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid, the Spanish newspaper Marca reported on Friday. The Spaniard is expected to sign a three-year contract and Alonso will also take his assistants Sebas Parrilla and Alberto Encinas with him to Madrid.