Bayer Leverkusen always believed Xabi Alonso would snub Liverpool, Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen were always confident Xabi Alonso would resist the overtures of Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to continue his fairytale with them.

Alonso, 42, is the hottest property in coaching after guiding Leverkusen to their first Bundesliga title triumph - and they could yet scoop two more trophies while remaining unbeaten.

Amid intense speculation he would be Jurgen Klopp's successor at Liverpool, or replace Thomas Tuchel at Bayern, Alonso reaffirmed his commitment to Leverkusen last month.

The club's managing director of sport Simon Rolfes said there was never any doubt Alonso would stay a little longer.

'No. We were always trustful and had open communication about everything,' he told the Daily Mirror.

'My feeling all the time was quite good, there has been some interest for sure but my feeling was always that he feels really good and likes to work with Bayer Leverkusen.

'He has a very good connection with the players, the club and the supporters and he feels like, 'okay, maybe it's good to stay here longer'.

'We are going to continue together and have more goals to achieve.'

Leverkusen's next ambitions are to add the German Cup and the Europa League to the Bundesliga, which was sealed when they thrashed Werder Bremen 5-0 last Sunday.

They extended their extraordinary unbeaten season in all competitions to 44 matches when Jeremie Frimpong scored an 89th-minute equaliser at West Ham to secure a 3-1 aggregate win on Thursday night.

Leverkusen face a tough Bundesliga assignment at Champions League semi-finalists Borussia Dortmund on Sunday afternoon.

Alonso's team have drawn Roma in the Europa League semi-finals and take on second-tier Kaiserslautern in the DFB-Pokal final on May 25.

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