Report: Alonso paid more than €60,000 for replica Bundesliga trophies

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has spent between €60,000 and €70,000 on replicas of the Bundesliga trophy for his entire coaching team, according to Bild.

Earlier this week, Marcel Daum, assistant coach at Bayer Leverkusen and son of former Bundesliga coach Christoph Daum, posted a photo of a slightly smaller Bundesliga trophy on a pedestal in an Instagram story with the text “Thanks, boss!”.

According to Bild, Daum – along with every member of Leverkusen’s coaching staff – received the trophy from head coach Xabi Alonso ahead of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Augsburg as a thank you for the work they put in last season to help the club win the German double.

The report goes on to say that Alonso spent a lot of money on the gesture. He apparently paid around €6,000 to have each trophy made by Bremen silversmiths Koch und Bergfeld, who hold the licence to make the replicas. In all, he had 11 replicas made, for a total cost of between €60,000 and €70,000.

“I have a copy of all the trophies I have won at home. Now I have one of this championship trophy. This success is a nice memory for everyone. That’s why I did it,” Xabi Alonso told Bild of his gesture, which he had informed Leverkusen’s managing director for sport, Simon Rolfes, of in advance.

“It’s a great gesture from Xabi and nice proof that the coaches are a very good team,” Rolfes is quoted as saying.