Liverpool have been dealt a doubtlessly essential hammer blow in pursuit of Xabi Alonso.
Following Jurgen Klopp’s announcement that he shall be leaving the Merseyside giants on the season’s finish, the membership’s focus is on discovering and appointing an acceptable successor.
Though the Reds are rumoured to be contemplating a number of managers, together with Brighton and Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi, Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso is believed to be the membership’s most popular possibility.
The previous midfielder, who lifted the 2005 Champions League with Liverpool, is having fun with a mammoth managerial breakthrough.
On the verge of guiding Leverkusen to their first-ever Bundesliga title, the 42-year-old’s inventory has risen to virtually unimaginable heights.
Nonetheless, with such spectacular management qualities naturally comes undesirable consideration, and it isn’t simply Liverpool looking out for a brand new supervisor.
Xabi Alonso newest: Bayern Munich ‘assured’ they are going to beat Liverpool to Spaniard
Bayern Munich, after mutually agreeing to half methods with Thomas Tuchel on the finish of the season, are additionally sturdy admirers of the ex-Actual Madrid playmaker.
And based on a current report from Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, the Bavarians are finest positioned to rent the in-demand Spaniard.
“They [Bayern Munich] are assured to signal him. They’re pushing for him,” the well-respected journalist stated.
“[…] Our clear info [is that] if he leaves Leverkusen in the summertime he’ll be a part of Bayern Munich and never Liverpool.”
Since taking cost of Leverkusen 18 months in the past, Alonso, whose contract on the BayArena runs till 2026, has averaged an insane 2.74 factors per sport. Really exceptional numbers for such a younger and inexperienced supervisor.
