The Xabi Alonso situation
Xabi Alonso couldn’t really be better-suited to the Liverpool job. He’s a club legend who has found incredible success with Bayer Leverkusen and is experienced working at enormous clubs. The Spaniard is completely available, too.
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He’s even worked closely with Florian Wirtz, the player most likely to take over from Mo Salah as the star creator. It all adds up, should Liverpool move on from Slot.
. Interest in Alonso will be enormous across Europe and we’ve said before that there’s a real threat from Manchester City in case they need a successor to Pep Guardiola anytime soon.
Well, it appears those fears were on point. The Telegraph now reports that Alonso is fully expected to be on City’s three-man shortlist as speculation grows that Guardiola will step down this summer.
They report of a ‘growing sense’ in Premier League circles that he will in fact move on after 10 years with City. Alonso would be on their shortlist to replace him – and very likely top of it, too.
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It’s a massive problem for Liverpool. Think back to 2015, for instance, when they decided to stick with Brendan Rodgers after a disappointing season.
Now imagine how that works out if Jurgen Klopp had taken a job at their rivals in the summer. That’s the nightmare scenario Liverpool now face.
It seems they’ll back Slot fully for now and possibly beyond the summer. It’s a move that could cost them Alonso, and to City, no less. We’re not sure they can truly afford to get this one wrong.
