Xabi Alonso stays at Sociedad, ending talk of Gladbach move

<p>MADRID &mdash; Former Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has signed a contract extension as coach of Real Sociedad’s reserve team, putting an end to speculation that he could be taking over Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.</p>
<p>Sociedad announced on Friday that Alonso agreed to stay in charge of its second team until June 2022. </p>
<p>“I want to keep growing as part of this project,” Alonso told the Spanish club’s website. </p>
<p>Earlier this week, German media reported that the 39-year-old Alonso was set to replace current Gladbach coach Marco Rose, who is joining Borussia Dortmund next season.</p>
<p>Alonso had a distinguished playing career with Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich before retiring in 2017. He returned to Sociedad two years later to take over the second team.</p>
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