As Real Madrid's call looms, tensions rise in Leverkusen over Xabi Alonso's future
By Oliver Trust
BERLIN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The resounding voice of Bayer Leverkusen's supporters could not be ignored.
Dozens of handmade posters waved by fans bore emotional pleas for Xabi Alonso to stay, while thousands chanted the Spaniard's name during their Bundesliga clash against Augsburg. Yet, as the club's players, officials, and devoted fans -- fresh from their triumphant 2024 Bundesliga campa