🚨 Excited as a whistle! Alonso's buzzin' ‘bout Saturday's face-off, akin to Champions League excitementlevel! 🏆
Bayer Leverkusen's gaffer, Xabi Alonso, is unphased by the transfer turmoil surrounding defender Jonathan Tah. Tah's move to FC Bayern Munich fell flat on Friday, but Alonso's confident Tah's "100% ready and fit. He was our top performer in the cup match in Jena, he'll start," he shared before the heavyweight clash with RB Leipzig (6:30 PM/Sky), Saturday evening.
Now that Odilon Kossounou's taken off to Atalanta Bergamo and Nordi Mukiele's joined from Paris Saint-Germain, facing his old squad on Saturday, the squad's complete. Mukiele's been training with them for two sessions, and Alonso confirmed he's on board. But Lukas Hradecky's still sidelined with illness, so Matej Kovar'll continue in goal.
Leverkusen edged out RB Leipzig twice last season by a tight 3:2 scoreline, and Alonso can't wait for "electric" weekend vibes. "This is our first home game. It's like playin' in the Champions League tomorrow!" he said, hype as ever.
With the EU regulations possibly steerin' future transfers within German football, Alonso found solace in Kovar's impressive performance in the nets. The potential impacts of EU rules on local football are varied, with increased player protections, reforms in FIFA's transfer rules, shifts in club dynamics, and an influence on global talent acquisition strategies.
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