Why Xabi Alonso is staying at Bayer Leverkusen

It might’ve been an unexpected announcement, but his reasons for staying are actually more simple than people think.

Everything pointed to Xabi Alonso leaving Bayer Leverkusen as reports linked him with the Liverpool and Bayern Munich positions. While Liverpool looked to be working in silence, Bayern Munich had openly expressed there interest and even began talks with Bayer Leverkusen about his possible signing. However, after much speculation, Xabi Alonso announced h…