'The right moment' - Xabi Alonso announces Leverkusen departure - video Dailymotion

Alonso, who led Bayer Leverkusen to a historic domestic double in 2023/24, will leave at the end of the season

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00:00I think that it's good that we can let you know that this week the club and I, we have agreed

00:09that these two games are going to be my last two games as Bayern Leverkusen coach. We have been

00:16talking during this week that it's always about the momentum and now is the right moment to

00:23announce it because we have always had this good communication, this direct communication with

00:31with the club and now that we have clarity is the right moment to to say that that for sure it's

00:38a moment with with mixed motions that it's a that it's the moment to to announce it and and to know

00:45it but but yes it's the moment to to do it it's not the moment as well to not to talk too much

00:52and not to talk about the about the future because now that we we know we want to have a proper

01:01farewell on on Sunday here for some players for myself and it was the right moment to to announce it.