Real Madrid's change of coach is only waiting for a "kick in the door": Alonso has announced that he will say goodbye after the national derby?

The reporter reported coldly With Bayer Leverkusen taking the initiative to "release" Alonso, Real Madrid's change of coach has quickly entered the fast lane in recent days. On 9 May, Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen crossed a crucial milestone, and on this day, Alonso first officially confirmed his early departure to his players in training after informing Leverkusen's management, and then announced the same news at his pre-match press conference in the Bundesliga in the evening local time.

Real Madrid offered Alonso a contract last year, which was key to the speed with which Alonso's negotiations progressed. Marca revealed that the contract will last for three years, and the same outlet also revealed that Alonso will also bring first assistant coach Parilla and physical coach Ncinas. Parilla was an assistant coach for Real Madrid's B team back in the summer of 2013 and met Alonso when he was the coach of Real Madrid's youth team in 2018. In 2019, when Alonso took charge of Real Sociedad B, he poached Parilla from Real Madrid's B team and followed him all the way to Bayer Leverkusen. Ncinas, who was an assistant coach for Barcelona's Under-19s and B teams, was poached by Marcos Alonso in the summer of 2021, who brought his right-hand man at Bayer Leverkusen to Real Madrid.

Another important factor that accelerated Alonso's operation was the conclusion of the last tax evasion case that Alonso was accused of in Spain. In 2018, the Spanish Ministry of Finance took Alonso to court, accusing him of three tax evasion cases totaling up to 2 million euros between 2010 and 2012 when he played for Real Madrid. Alonso refused to settle out of court like other stars accused of tax evasion, instead insisting on appeal. In November 2019, he finally waited for the Spanish High Court to pronounce a verdict of acquittal, and on May 7 this year, he won the alleged tax evasion case of Alonso's agency. Alonso, who is not entangled in lawsuits in Spain, can set foot on Madrid soil without distractions.

Real Madrid's acceleration of Alonso's push has also been recognized by Bayer Leverkusen. The latter is already actively looking for a replacement, with three main candidates currently in place: Ten Hag, Xavi and Fabregas. In addition, Real Madrid's youth coach Arbeloa, who has just announced that he will leave Real Sociedad at the end of the season, has also been included in the list of candidates by the media. The first two are currently at home, with Fabrice Fabregas remaining on a three-year contract with Serie A's Como. Xavi is the most likely because of the exemplary effect Alonso has brought to Leverkusen, and the club's general manager Carlo is also a Spaniard, and Bayer Leverkusen is more inclined to sign the Spanish coach.

Of course, in this series of personnel changes, it is not only Real Madrid that is anxious, but also the Brazilian Football Federation.

Although the Brazilian Football Federation and Ancelotti have finalized the details of the contract, they still need to wait for Real Madrid's official announcement of "release". After Marca revealed that Real Madrid confirmed Alonso, the club will announce Carlo Ancelotti's departure next week, regardless of the result of the La Liga national derby this Sunday. The Brazilian Football Federation will announce the South American qualifiers for the June World Cup on May 18, and the president of the Football Association, Ednaldo, hopes that Ancelotti will announce the list himself, as a sign of waiting for the Italian coach for a year and a half.

After a series of twists and turns, the crisis talks between Real Madrid's top management and Carlo Ancelotti have reached an agreement: the best solution to the crisis is an amicable breakup. Real Madrid will announce Carlo Ancelotti's departure after the season between the national derby and next Wednesday's game against Mallorca. In fact, after Real Madrid's official announcement, Ancelotti was able to work for the Brazilian Football Federation. The root cause of Ancelotti's smooth exit from Real Madrid is that he voluntarily gave up the salary compensation of his contract for the next year.

The Brazilian Football Federation's contract for the Italian is also lucrative enough, with an annual salary of 60 million Brazilian reals (about $10.5 million). Ancelotti's personal insurance, housing, transportation and other additional expenses in Brazil during his tenure were covered by the Brazilian Football Federation. The contract is for one year, and if Brazil qualify for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the contract will be automatically renewed for four years until 2030, and Ancelotti will receive a 20% salary increase, with an annual salary of more than $12.5 million. If Ancelotti is unwilling to renew his contract, he will only need to pay $1 million in liquidated damages to leave.

In this way, Real Madrid's change of coach this time is about the same in terms of personnel. However, there are obviously some details that Real Madrid need to perfect, and it is difficult to achieve seamless integration and perfection in changing the manager.

Alonso will be on holiday since he stepped down from Bayer Leverkusen, and the Real Madrid hierarchy is in favour of assistant coach Solari to lead the club in the Club World Cup on an interim basis, and then Alonso will officially take over as manager when he prepares for the new season in the United States. Obviously, due to the impact of the Club World Cup, there is not much time left for Alonso to run into the team - the new La Liga season will start in mid-August, and participating in the Club World Cup will mean that Real Madrid players will not be able to return from vacation until early August at the earliest.

Of course, Alonso will also start recruiting during the break, but Real Madrid has made it clear that the decision is up to the club and not the coach, and Alonso only has the right to suggest. It is Alonso's dream to coach Real Madrid, but it also comes with a huge challenge.