Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen are expected to be heavily involved in each other’s business this summer.
Los Blancos have opened talks with Xabi Alonso over accelerating his return to the Spanish capital with the former midfielder lined up as the No.1 target to replace Carlo Ancelotti.
Ancelotti’s fate looks sealed in Madrid, with Florentino Perez pushing for change, and Alonso will be given a bumper transfer budget to work with at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
One player Alonso could look to bring with him from Leverkusen is Florian Wirtz with the Germany international potentially looking to move.