By Ultan Corcoran@UltanCorcoran

BILD: Kovář's future at Leverkusen rests in Xabi Alonso's hands tomorrow

Germany's leading tabloid believes the goalkeeper's time at Die Werkself could be decided by his involvement in their German cup game tomorrow.
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BILD suggest that Matěj Kovář's time at Leverkusen could be decided by the starting lineup against Arminia Bielefeld in tomorrow's DFB-Pokal semi-final.

In the wake of Xabi Alonso’s press conference today, the head coach stated “we will see” if the Czechia shot-stopper gets the nod in goals or not.

“The lineup has not been 100% decided yet. He [Kovář] is ready to play, he trained well, so I can’t find an issue. 

“Mistakes are a part of the game, and it happened to him in Munich, but for me that is not a reason [to not play him],” the Spaniard added. 

Kovář has come under speculation lately, tipping the 24-year-old with a possible move away from the BayArena in summer.

Furthermore, Die Werkself have already been linked with a handful of potential replacements including Freiburg’s Noah Atubolu and Man City’s Stefan Ortega.
 

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