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

Xabi Alonso is the talk of the town in Madrid and the Bayer Leverkusen manager has never been closer to securing the job as the coach of Real Madrid.It has been long known that both the club and

What we have here is the perfect tale that leads to the unavoidable. Xabi, the most sought-after name on the coaching board in Europe at present, stands to face a challenge most coaches dream of having: choosing between staying true to his own work or responding to the institution where he became a legend.