By John Ogunsemore
Xabi Alonso will take three members of his staff at Bayern Leverkusen with him to Real Madrid.
On Friday, the Spanish tactician announced he would leave the German side at the end of the current season.
He will replace Carlo Ancelotti at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Ancelotti is expected to depart with his staff, including assistant manager and son Davide Ancelotti, while Alonso brings in his own trusted hands.
According to Bild, Alonso will be joined in the Spanish capital by three of his staff in Bayern Leverkusen: assistant coach Sebastian Parilla, physical coach Ismael Camenforte-Lopez, and assistant to the physical coach Alberto Encinas.
The 43-year-old former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder joined Bayern Leverkusen as head coach in October 2022, replacing Gerardo Seoane.
He helped the club claim the first Bundesliga title in its history and achieve a new European record of 49 competitive matches without defeat in all competitions one season later.