While he will leave Liverpool at the end of the current season, Jürgen Klopp could well be replaced by Xabi Alonso. The latter gave his preference to the Reds.
An era will end for Liverpool FC. Almost a decade after his arrival on the bench, Jürgen Klopp will take to his heels. Worn out by the exercise, the German coach announced a few weeks ago that he had chosen to leave before the end of his contract to go and rest for a while. Since then, speculation has been rife about the name of his successor. That of Xabi Alonso appeared quickly. And the Spaniard is indeed interested.
Current coach of Bayer Leverkusen, the former Liverpool player is enjoying great success since his team currently occupies the lead in the Bundesliga, with no less than eight points ahead of Bayern Munich, its first pursuer. Xabi Alonso’s work has not escaped anyone and several big teams are watching him out of the corner of their eyes. Bayern, who will part ways with Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season, would like to poach him. But Xabi Alonso would have another priority.
Bayern, the secondary choice
According to information given Monday by Foot Mercato, it is towards Liverpool that the forty-two year old man would like to head if he leaves Leverkusen. Contacts have already been initiated between the different parties and according to the media, Bayern Munich is now “ a clearly secondary choice » in the mind of Xabi Alonso.
However, the Munich management is far from having said its last word and it could manage to find the arguments capable of making the one it covets think about. It will also remain for Liverpool, Bayern and the other candidates to poach Xabi Alonso, to convince Bayer Leverkusen to let go of their precious tactician who is in contract with them until June 2026.
