The coach communicates « very little »
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Jonas Hofmann (32) is one of the big losers of Bayer Leverkusen this season: during the double season 2023/24, he reached a little less than 2,800 minutes and 20 objects only 575 minutes and four scorer points. The offensive versatile of his professional career has never spent so much time on the bench. It is hardly surprising that, according to a report from « sport Bild », he should seek a club from early April. The « kicker » writes that the future of the native of Heidelberg is closely linked to that of the coach of Bayer Xabi Alonso.
« I must be prudent, but I find it very difficult if you have such a part of the team in such a season at a time of the previous season, » if you are left out « , Hofmann, whose contract takes place until 2027, is cited of » kicker « . If Alonso, who, at Real Madrid, is a hot candidate for the successor to Carlo Ancelotti, For another 2025/26 club.
Robert Andrich (30), whose deployment time has gone from almost 3,000 to around 2000 minutes, also reflects on a change in order to increase his chances of participating in the 2026 World Cup. He is concerned about the clear situation around Alonso: « Overall, he is very agitated by the team. Of course, as a player, you will get this.
The Madrid sports newspaper « Marca » reports that the royal people could report in private. A meeting between Ancelotti and Klubboss Florentino Pérez is intended to guarantee clear conditions and could lead to Alonso will receive a call quickly. It is also conceivable to wait until Clásico on May 11 – then Real Madrid is a guest at FC Barcelona. The Catalans are currently leading the table with four points ahead of Madrilenen, an outside victory in the first match could again make the championship exciting and avoid the Titellosis season. Against Arsenal failed in the quarter -final of the Champions League and in the Cup final, they recently attracted the loser against Barça.
In the meantime, in Leverkusen, you are waiting for a decision by Alonsos, whose work paper takes place by 2026. « It will not take long before the end of the season. There will therefore be a decision quickly, » said Bayer Simon Rolfes.