Dortmund, Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso
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DPA International on MSNDortmund crash Alonso farewell with 4-2 in Leverkusen; Frankfurt heldBorussia Dortmund spoilt the home farewell party for coach Xabi Alonso with a stunning 4-2 triumph at Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday to keep their Champions League ambitions alive. Julian Brandt, Julian Ryerson,
The 29-year-old defender confirmed in April that he would leave Leverkusen following the expiration of his contract in June.
Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-4 against Borussia Dortmund in Xabi Alonso's final game as head coach at the BayArena in the German Bundesliga 2024-25 on 11 May
The Sun report Bayer Leverkusen are interested in signing Jadon Sancho this summer. The former Bundesliga starlet has lost his spark ever since his big-money move to Manchester United in
Inside the opening 30 minutes, Jeremie Frimpong gave his side the lead to round off a well-worked move involving Florian Wirtz. Immediately after scoring, the Dutchman headed straight for Xabi Alonso to celebrate, with it being the manager's final home game in charge of the club.
Dortmund are on a seven-game unbeaten streak in the top-flight (W6 D1), winning each of their last four matches – both runs are club bests in 2024-25
As per reports by the Athletic, Gittens' release clause will vary in size this summer depending on which level of European competition Borussia Dortmund qualify for. The best case scenario for the German giants is that they finish in the top four to qualify for the Champions League and Gittens will be available for a fee of €60million (£51m/$68m).