'My job is not over here' - Alonso confirms he is staying at Leverkusen next season - video Dailymotion

Xabi Alonso ends speculation linking him to Bayern Munich and Liverpool, says Bayer is best for his growth.

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00:00 We've been here many times and it's been a season where we've had a lot of speculations

00:07 regarding my future and I wanted to use that time of the international break to reflect

00:15 a little bit better and to take a decision.

00:20 Last week I had a very good meeting with Simon, with Fernando, with Sir Merrin, when I informed

00:28 them that my decision to continue being coach of Bayern Leverkusen, this is the right place

00:35 for me to be, to develop as a coach.

00:38 I am a young coach but I have to feel it and right now I feel that this is the right place.

00:47 The fans that they show a great support during this year, last year as well in difficult

00:54 moments, I felt that and they have all the reasons to believe and to dream that we can

01:00 have a great season and we are really pushing for that and for sure the players.

01:05 The players, they gave me so many reasons to keep believing in the team, for their commitment,

01:13 for their desire, for their hunger to have a great season.

01:17 I feel that my job is not over here, I want to help them, I want to help the team, I want

01:23 to help the young players to develop and if I am part of the process I am happy with that.

01:29 So putting all the things together, I have taken this important decision, hopefully I

01:35 am convinced it is the right one, I am happy and I am still young so time will tell but

01:39 right now I feel like that.