Xabi Alonso announces that he will continue at Bayer Leverkusen next season. “They treated me with respect here and I wanted to pay it forward”.

The Tolosa coach, who leads the German team in the Bundesliga and aspires to give it its first league title, had dreamed of Liverpool or Bayern Munich. Alonso has a contract until 2026 with the German club, which he currently has first in the league with 10 points over the second placed,Bayern Munich.