Alonso: Mourinho not leaving Real

Xabi Alonso has revealed that coach Jose Mourinho has not said anything to Real Madrid’s players about quitting the club at the end of the season.

It was claimed last month that Mourinho had already decided to depart in the summer but Madrid forward Jose Callejon claimed on Tuesday that the Portuguese coach – in spite of recent criticism from certain sections of the Santiago Bernabeu crowd – is happy in the Spanish capital.

Alonso said that the former Chelsea boss has not expressed any desire to walk away from Madrid.

“The coach has not said anything,” the Spain midfielder told reporters at a ‘Women’s Foundation for Africa’ event on Wednesday.

“We are focused on playing. That is the most important thing at the moment.”

Madrid are seven points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga and some pundits have argued that the title race is as good as over.

However, while the pressure is building on Real to end their Catalan rivals’ era of dominance, Alonso insisted that the players are remaining calm.

“Having this lead does not change our way of playing,” the former Liverpool man insisted.

“We are not obsessed with it and we will not change our way of doing things.”

“We will continue in the same manner.”

However, Alonso admitted that he is desperate to end the season by lifting some silverware.

“I’d love to win La Liga and the Champions League,” he said.

“They are the two major competitions for us and if I had to pick one, I would be hard pressed to do so.”

Madrid return to La Liga action against Levante on Sunday, with Barca set to face Osasuna on Saturday.