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Alonso, who spent five years with Madrid as a player, is touted to replace Carlo Ancelotti should the Italian leave the club at the end of the season.

Ancelotti himself has been linked with a potential role with the Brazil national team, with the five-time FIFA World Cup winner without a manager since sacking Dorival Junior.

The Leverkusen boss won five major honours during his time with Los Blancos, a trophy cabinet that includes one LaLiga and UEFA Champions League title.

"My future? Nothing new to say, the answer remains the same. We have to wait," Alonso said ahead of Leverkusen's Bundesliga trip to Freiburg this weekend.

"Communication with the club is still good. There is clarity between everyone."

Alonso has become one of the brightest young coaches to emerge over the past few years after his record-breaking campaign with Leverkusen in 2023-2024. 

The Spaniard guided the club to its first Bundesliga title, going unbeaten in the German top-flight, as well as lifting the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup.

Alonso has won 89 of his 137 games in charge of Leverkusen in all competitions, but this season has fallen short of expectations.

Leverkusen is eight points behind leader Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, and Vincent Kompany's side can clinch the title this weekend.

"It's still the second-best season in the club's history and we want to continue pursuing this goal," Alonso added.

Leverkusen has the possibility of equalling a long-standing record when it plays away to a Freiburg side which is fourth in the standings and fighting for UEFA Champions League spots.

Alonso's team is unbeaten in its past 32 away league games, winning 23 of those, and can equal Bayern's record of 33 from 2012 to 2014 if it avoids defeat.

"They have that chance and they will certainly be extra motivated. But that's not a problem for us because it also motivates us a lot when we know that the opposing team is determined to beat us," Alonso said.

"This battle is very exciting to watch at the moment. In the remaining three games, we only have Freiburg, [Borussia] Dortmund and Mainz as opponents who are fighting for European spots. They will be intense games for us again."

But Leverkusen could be without Nigerian forward Victor Boniface, who has scored 11 times in all competitions this season.

"He felt something in his thigh muscles yesterday and didn't train today," Alonso said.