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Bayer Leverkusen Chief Drops Florian Wirtz, Real Madrid Bombshell

Liverpool were apparently second choice for the blockbuster summer signing.

Sports Illustrated

Liverpool star Florian Wirtz 'would have gone to Real Madrid', according to Bayer Leverkusen chief - but for one reason

Liverpool playmaker Florian Wirtz made a £116million switch to Anfield in the summer

FourFourTwo

Erik ten Hag: How Ex-Man Utd Boss Spiralled Towards Humiliating Bayer Leverkusen Sacking

The Dutch coach has been accused of lacking personal, professional and tactical skills.

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Erik ten Hag’s sacking is a brutal end to historic failure at Bayer Leverkusen

Captain Robert Andrich bemoaned his team’s ‘misery’ while those upstairs did little to back Xabi Alonso’s successor

The Guardian - UK

Jeremie Frimpong to Liverpool: Reds handed update on £29.5m transfer for Trent Alexander-Arnold replacement

The Netherlands international is being heavily linked with a move to Anfield

Evening Standard

Why Bayer Leverkusen Are Powerless to Stop Xabi Alonso Moving to Real Madrid

Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen have a "gentleman's agreement" that allows the Spaniard to potentially coach Real Madrid next season.

Sports Illustrated

Real Madrid want Unai Emery as shock replacement for Carlo Ancelotti: report

Real Madrid are impressed by Unai Emery, with the Aston Villa head coach high on the priority list to replace Carlo Ancelotti this summer

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Bayer Leverkusen and a shock that put another L in their debit column

In today’s Football Daily: The magic of the German Cup

The Guardian - UK

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro reveals how he led the team to an undefeated season. ‘A football club has to be managed much like a business’

Before finally taking a job in sports, Carro worked for two decades at in the corporate world at German media conglomerate Bertelsmann.

Fortune

Leipzig end Leverkusen’s unbeaten run in show of their title credentials

Leverkusen had gone 462 days without a domestic defeat and led 2-0 here before a dynamic-shifting fightback

The Guardian - UK

How Xabi Alonso finally found the antidote to Bayer’s Neverkusen jibes

Leverkusen’s extraordinary season is approaching a coronation but the success has been years in the making, dating back to 1891

The Guardian - UK

Bayer Leverkusen confirm plan for Liverpool hero Xabi Alonso amid Jurgen Klopp successor talk

Fernando Carro addresses reports of specific release clause for Reds return

Evening Standard

Tottenham news: Kane urged to follow Lewandowski blueprint as Spurs closer to Nagelsmann verdict

All the latest Tottenham Hotspur headlines with updates on Harry Kane, Xabi Alonso and the build-up ahead of the clash against Aston Villa at the weekend

Football London

Tottenham closer to Julian Nagelsmann as Bayer Leverkusen chief confirms Xabi Alonso stance

Xabi Alonso is the second favourite after Julian Nagelsmann to land the vacant Tottenham Hotspur gig

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Tottenham manager news: Bayer Leverkusen hand down final Xabi Alonso verdict after links

Xabi Alonso will not be leaving Bayer Leverkusen this summer despite links with Tottenham, the German club’s chief executive has confirmed.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool sent Florian Wirtz transfer warning by Bayer Leverkusen chief executive

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro believes the Liverpool-linked Florian Wirtz will remain at the club until 'at least until 2024'

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