May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carlo recently gave an exclusive interview to Marca, during which he spoke about the club's goals, sporting director Simon Rolfes and head coach Javi
Alonso
and other topics. Fernando Caro is from Spain and has been CEO of Leverkusen since July 1, 2018
Fernando Caro
: "The idea is for Leverkusen to consolidate its position in Europe's top 20. The success we have achieved this season stems from years of hard work, from the organization, planning, specialization and motivation."
Fernando Caro
: "The best decision I made was to appoint Simon Rolfes as sporting director, who has operated a number of incredible signing deals."
Fernando Caro
: "We decided to sign him in 2022 with representatives of Bayer Pharmaceuticals present, as well as Rolfes and myself. We used a process similar to the selection of players, with the scouting team making a list of candidates."
Fernando Caro
: "We have been following Javi Alonso for some time and we saw that he has strong leadership and management skills as well as a clear idea of what soccer is all about, all of which we wanted. The partnership with Alonso is a win-win and we have achieved the perfect balance."
