Xabi Alonso gets first senior role as Bayer Leverkusen manager as Gerardo Seoane is fired
Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has landed his first senior role in management after being confirmed as the new Bayer Leverkusen boss on Wednesday afternoon. Alonso, 40, was part of the Spain team that won the World Cup in 2010 and is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation. Ad Since his retirement he has worked with Real Madrid's youth team and, until recently, as the B team manager for his boyhood club Real Sociedad.


