Josip Stanisic Shines at Bayer Leverkusen Amid Xabi Alonso’s Future Uncertainty

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Alonso? Stanisic makes you sit up and take notice

Josip Stanisic is on the way to a historically successful season with Bayer Leverkusen. He has mixed feelings about the fact that Xabi Alonso will stay at Bayer next season.

Bayer Leverkusen reaches for the triple. And right in the middle is a player who actually belongs to the rivals from Munich, but is increasingly becoming a regular player during his loan spell in Leverkusen: Josip Stanisic.

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The Croatian international was also in the starting line-up in the cup semi-final against Fortuna Düsseldorf (4-0) and impressed with a strong performance. “We went in with the intensity that we wanted to give everything and close things early. We succeeded very well,” Stanisic analyzed after the game when asked by SPORT1.

Regarding the title chances, the 24-year-old explained: “We are doing very well in the Bundesliga and cup. Of course, anything can happen in the final as well as in the Bundesliga. We have a 13 point lead but we won’t rest on our laurels.”

The defender also commented on the future of coach Xabi Alonso when asked by SPORT1. “The timing was perfect so that the team and the club had clarity.”

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The Spaniard’s future was never an issue in the team anyway, said Stanisic, but also emphasized: “Of course everyone in the team is happy about it. The topic is now closed.”

However, he himself has mixed feelings about the personnel. “I’m glad he’s happy here. Of course it’s a bit of a shame for me,” explained Stanisic and then made people sit up and take notice: “I was hoping for a different outcome. But it’s not a dream concert.”

Stanisic will probably return to Munich

Stanisic was probably alluding to a possible move to Bayern by Alonso, which will not materialize this summer after the Spaniard’s commitment to Bayer. Stanisic’s loan ends in the summer, then he returns to Munich.

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However, the future of the defender is apparently not yet 100 percent clear, at least his statements suggest that. “Let’s see. You never know what will happen in the summer. So I’m not ruling anything out.”

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For him it is all the better that he is away from Bavaria and can still become champion and take the trophy with him. “There’s still a lot left in the Europa League. It’s just fun to play for titles and that’s why I’m a footballer,” enthused Stanisic and emphasized: “A lot has to go wrong for us to not be champions in the end.”

2024-04-04 05:34:52
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