Following the news that Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, Xabi Alonso is the frontrunner to succeed the German boss in the Anfield dugout. The Bayer Leverkusen manager has been heavily linked with a return to England, and his comments that have resurfaced have only fuelled speculation. Attention has quickly turned to who may succeed Klopp in Merseyside, with Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi and Al-Ettifaq’s Steven Gerrard both among those speculatively linked with the soon-to-be vacant position. However, Alonso remains the likeliest candidate given his sensational form as a manager and past comments on returning to Liverpool. Thus, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich could all prise the 42-year-old away from Leverkusen.

Source: Express January 26, 2024 14:23 UTC