Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is one of the frontrunners to replace Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen after the Spaniard signalled his intention to leave the club at the end of the

Alonso has already announced he will be leaving at the end of the season and is a shoo-in to take over the Madrid vacancy created by the impending departure of Carlo Ancelotti to become head coach of Brazil.

Ten Hag, who has been out of management since leaving Manchester United in October, is a candidate to replace the outgoing Xabi Alonso.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso's last home game in charge ended in a 4-2 drubbing by Borussia Dortmund that boosted the visitors' chances of Champions League qualification on Sunday.

Interest from within the LaLiga is arriving, with Celta Vigo, Real Mallorca and Real Betis all keen. All three clubs are eager to take Victor on-loan next season and would seek Barca to cover a percentage of his wages. Meanwhile, Bayer are interested in buying Victor outright and have already made an approach to Barca about his asking price.

The club were rewarded for the bold appointment of Alonso in 2022. His parting gift might be to broaden some of the Bundesliga's horizons

Sport Bild (via @bayer04Xtra) reports that in the event that Florian Wirtz does leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, the club are already looking at where they could invest the money.The goal at