Ancelotti tips Alonso for the Real Madrid job

Carlo Ancelotti has tipped Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso to return to Real Madrid as manager

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00:00 I thank Xavi, I think I had a great time with him.

00:04 He is a player of an impressive quality as a pivot.

00:10 He is doing a fantastic career.

00:12 He has the quality to do this job.

00:20 He has the knowledge of football, he has the personality.

00:23 He has to have a coach to do this job.

00:29 I like him a lot as a coach and as a player.

00:33 He is one of the coaches I like the most.

00:39 I like Thiago Mota a lot, he is coaching Bologna.

00:42 They are two players I have had,

00:44 I have a little conflict in this,

00:48 but I like them a lot.

00:51 I am watching them, they are doing very well.

00:55 Xavi has the profile to be a coach for Madrid.

01:00 He knows the house very well, he is very loved here.

01:05 He has a fantastic career as a player.

01:08 I think he has the profile to be a coach for Madrid.